Prospective comparison of topical moxifloxacin in eliminating conjunctival bacterial flora following a one-day or one-hour application

Journal of Ocular Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 427-431

  Ta, Christopher N ^a,d   Chan, Ian ^a   Dhatt, Harpreet Singh ^a   Paterno, Josemaria ^a   Fisher, Emily ^a   Singh, Kuldev ^a   Montague, Artis ^a   Egbert, Peter R ^a   Cockerham, Glenn ^a,b   Kaspar, Herminia Mino De ^a,c  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^d STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MOXIFLOXACIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL FLORA; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONJUNCTIVITIS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CORNEA TRANSPLANTATION; DRUG EFFICACY; EYE SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TRABECULECTOMY;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; AGED; AZA COMPOUNDS; CONJUNCTIVITIS, BACTERIAL; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; EYE INFECTIONS, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUINOLINES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 48349099560     PISSN: 10807683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jop.2008.0018     Document Type: Article

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