Vitrectomy with fluconazole infusion: Retinal toxicity, pharmacokinetics, and efficacy in the treatment of experimental candidal endophthalmitis

Journal of Ocular Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 430-438

  Cheng, Cheng Kuo ^a,b   Yang, Chang Hao ^a   Hsueh, Po Ren ^a   Liu, Chu Min ^c   Lu, Hsuei Yuh ^b  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b SHIN KONG WU HO SU MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c Mitra Bioindustry Co Ltd   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUCONAZOLE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDAL ENDOPTHALMITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFICACY; ELECTRORETINOGRAM; ENUCLEATION; EYE INFECTION; EYE INFLAMMATION; EYE TOXICITY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; NONHUMAN; OPHTHALMOSCOPE; RABBIT; TIME; VITRECTOMY; VITREOUS BODY; VITREOUS OPACITY;

ANIMALS; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; BIOLOGICAL AVAILABILITY; CANDIDIASIS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; ELECTRORETINOGRAPHY; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; EYE INFECTIONS, FUNGAL; FLUCONAZOLE; INFUSIONS, PARENTERAL; RABBITS; RETINA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VITRECTOMY; VITREOUS BODY;

EID: 7444263363     PISSN: 10807683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jop.2004.20.430     Document Type: Article

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