Effect of chronic topical glaucoma medications on aerobic conjunctival bacterial flora

Cornea

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 266-270

  Sen, Emine Malkoc ^a,c   Yilmaz, Melike Balikoglu ^a   Dansuk, Zeynep ^a   Aksakal, F Nur ^b   Altinok, Ayse ^a   Tuna, Tulay ^a   Koklu, Gultekin ^a  

^a Research Hospital   (Turkey)

^b GAZI UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

^c Yeni Ziraat Mahallesi   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Aerobic conjunctival flora; Diabetes mellitus; Duplicate conjunctival swab specimens; Glaucoma; Topical antiglaucomatous medications

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CARBONATE DEHYDRATASE INHIBITOR; EYE DROPS; PROSTAGLANDIN DERIVATIVE; STEROID; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT;

ADULT; AEROBIC BACTERIUM; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ALPHA HEMOLYTIC STREPTOCOCCUS; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; AUTOIMMUNE THYROIDITIS; BACTERIAL FLORA; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BEHCET DISEASE; CHRONIC DISEASE; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORYNEBACTERIACEAE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EYE EXAMINATION; FEMALE; GLAUCOMA; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SYSTEMIC DISEASE; TISSUE CULTURE; TREATMENT DURATION; AGED; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONJUNCTIVA; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ADULT; AGED; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; BACTERIA, AEROBIC; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CONJUNCTIVA; FEMALE; GLAUCOMA; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OPHTHALMIC SOLUTIONS;

EID: 67149088365     PISSN: 02773740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ICO.0b013e3181861c11     Document Type: Article

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