Microbial cultures of the microkeratome blade immediately after flap construction in laser in situ keratomileusis

Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 842-845

  Khan, Ahsan M ^a   Larson, Bruce ^a   Noth, James ^a   Rosen, Roger ^a   Bouchard, Charles ^a  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; AMPICILLIN; CEFAZOLIN; CEFTRIAXONE; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLINDAMYCIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; GATIFLOXACIN; GENTAMICIN; IMIPENEM; LEVOFLOXACIN; LINEZOLID; MOXIFLOXACIN; OXACILLIN; PENICILLIN G; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; RIFAMPICIN; SULTAMICILLIN; TETRACYCLINE; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; AEROBIC BACTERIUM; ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; KERATOMILEUSIS; MALE; MICROKERATOME BLADER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS WARNERI; SURGEON; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT;

ADULT; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; CORNEAL ULCER; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; EYE INFECTIONS, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; KERATOMILEUSIS, LASER IN SITU; LASERS, EXCIMER; MALE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MIDDLE AGED; MYOPIA; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; SURGICAL FLAPS;

EID: 43049141212     PISSN: 08863350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2008.01.025     Document Type: Article

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