Treatment of postcataract extraction endophthalmitis: A summary of the results from the endophthalmitis vitrectomy study

Archives of Ophthalmology

Volumn 126, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 554-556

  Doft, Bernard H ^a  

^a Retina Vitreous Consultants   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFTAZIDIME; DEXAMETHASONE; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTERIOR EYE CHAMBER; CATARACT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CILIARY DISK; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG BIOAVAILABILITY; DRUG HALF LIFE; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; HUMAN; PATIENT SELECTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCLEROTOMY; SHORT SURVEY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VITRECTOMY; VITREOUS BODY;

AGED; AMIKACIN; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIA; CATARACT EXTRACTION; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; EYE INFECTIONS, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LENS IMPLANTATION, INTRAOCULAR; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDIES AS TOPIC; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VANCOMYCIN; VISUAL ACUITY; VITRECTOMY; VITREOUS BODY;

EID: 42249089483     PISSN: 00039950     EISSN: 00039950     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archopht.126.4.554     Document Type: Short Survey

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