Bilateral endophthalmitis after simultaneous bilateral cataract surgery

Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Volumn 34, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 2006-2008

  Arshinoff, Steve ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFUROXIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; GATIFLOXACIN; GENTAMICIN; MOXIFLOXACIN; TOBRAMYCIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CLINICAL FEATURE; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; HUMAN; LENS IMPLANT; LETTER; PHACOEMULSIFICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; VISUAL ACUITY;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; EYE INFECTIONS, BACTERIAL; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; LENS IMPLANTATION, INTRAOCULAR; PHACOEMULSIFICATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

EID: 56249084596     PISSN: 08863350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2008.08.036     Document Type: Letter

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