The efficacy of intravitreal povidone iodine application in experimental staphylococcus epidermidis endophthalmitis

Ophthalmic Research

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 181-185

  Brozou, Catherine G ^a,b   Karabatakis, Vasilios ^a   Giannousis, Michalis ^a   Mandraveli, Kalliopi ^a   Karkavelas, George ^a   Alexiou Daniel, Styliani ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^b ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

Author keywords

Endophthalmitis; Povidone iodine; Staphylococcus epidermidis

Indexed keywords

POVIDONE IODINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTERIOR EYE SEGMENT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC INFLAMMATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; EXPERIMENTAL RABBIT; HISTOPATHOLOGY; NEUTROPHIL CHEMOTAXIS; NONHUMAN; PLASMA CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REMISSION; RETINA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; VITREOUS BODY;

ANIMALS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; AQUEOUS HUMOR; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; EYE; INFLAMMATION; POVIDONE-IODINE; RABBITS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 65649108180     PISSN: 00303747     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000217721     Document Type: Article

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