Late-onset bleb infections: Prevalence and risk factors

Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 279-283

  Sharan, Sapna ^a,b,d   Trope, Graham E ^a,b   Chipman, Mary ^b,c   Buys, Yvonne M ^a,b  

^a TORONTO WESTERN HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Blebitis; Infection rate; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

MITOMYCIN C;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLEBITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; EYE INFECTION; EYE SURGERY; FEMALE; FILTERING OPERATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 66749103781     PISSN: 00084182     EISSN: 17153360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3129/i09-050     Document Type: Article

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