Comparison of 2 moxifloxacin regimens for preoperative prophylaxis: Prospective randomized triple-masked trial. Part 2: Residual conjunctival flora

Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Volumn 34, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1383-1388

  Vasavada, Abhay R ^a   Gajjar, Devarshi ^a   Raj, Shetal M ^a   Vasavada, Vaishali ^a   Vasavada, Viraj ^a  

^a ILADEVI CATARACT AND IOL RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGAR; MOXIFLOXACIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; CATARACT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONJUNCTIVITIS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RANK SUM TEST; WILCOXON SIGNED RANKS TEST;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; AZA COMPOUNDS; BACTERIA; CATARACT EXTRACTION; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CONJUNCTIVA; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; EYELIDS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OPHTHALMIC SOLUTIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUINOLINES;

EID: 48949118874     PISSN: 08863350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2008.05.018     Document Type: Article

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