Prophylactic cefuroxime and endophthalmitis in Tanzania, East Africa

Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 9-10

  Wood, Mark ^a   Bowman, Richard ^a   Daya, Sheraz M ^a  

^a East Grinstead ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFUROXIME;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CILIARY DISK; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; HUMAN; INCISION; INFECTION PREVENTION; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; LENS IMPLANTATION; LETTER; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TANZANIA; TOPICAL TREATMENT; VACUUM; VITRECTOMY;

ANTERIOR CHAMBER; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; CEFUROXIME; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; EYE INFECTIONS, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; LENS IMPLANTATION, INTRAOCULAR; PHACOEMULSIFICATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RISK FACTORS; TANZANIA;

EID: 37349121349     PISSN: 08863350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2007.07.047     Document Type: Letter

References (1)

1. ESCRS Endophthalmitis Study Group. Prophylaxis of postoperative endophthalmitis following cataract surgery: results of the ESCRS multicenter study and identification of risk factors. J Cataract Refract Surg 33 (2007) 978-988