Endophthalmitis after Cataract Surgery

Ophthalmology

Volumn 117, Issue 4, 2010, Pages

  Anijeet, Deepa ^a  

^a Universidad de Liverpool   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEFUROXIME; MOXIFLOXACIN; QUINOLONE DERIVATIVE;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; HUMAN; LETTER; MORBIDITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 77949616780     PISSN: 01616420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2010.01.006     Document Type: Letter

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