Suture-related corneal infections after clear corneal cataract surgery

Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 939-942

  Lee, Brian J ^a   Smith, Scott D ^a   Jeng, Bennie H ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFTAZIDIME; EYE DROPS; GENTAMICIN; MOXIFLOXACIN; TRIFLURIDINE; TRIMETHOPRIM; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CASE REPORT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; FEMALE; FOREIGN BODY; HERPES SIMPLEX KERATITIS; HUMAN; KERATITIS; LENS IMPLANT; MALE; PHACOEMULSIFICATION; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUTURING METHOD; VISUAL ACUITY; VITRECTOMY;

ADULT; AGED; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; CORNEA; CORNEAL ULCER; EYE INFECTIONS, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; LENS IMPLANTATION, INTRAOCULAR; MALE; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; PHACOEMULSIFICATION; PROPIONIBACTERIUM ACNES; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; SUTURES;

EID: 64849099971     PISSN: 08863350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2008.10.061     Document Type: Article

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