The comparison of clinical outcomes of endophthalmitis from fluoroquinolone-resistant and susceptible bacteria

Clinical Ophthalmology

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 211-214

  Shirodkar, Anita R ^a   Flynn Jr , Harry W ^a   Alliman, Kyle ^a   Lalwani, Geeta A ^a   Alabiad, Chrisfouad ^a   Moshfeghi, Andrew A ^a   Miller, Darlene ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Endophthalmitis; Fluoroquinolones

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLINDAMYCIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; GATIFLOXACIN; GENTAMICIN; LEVOFLOXACIN; MOXIFLOXACIN; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CASE STUDY; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DRUG RESPONSE; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; HUMAN; HYPOPYON; IN VITRO STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; UNITED STATES; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 77953472719     PISSN: 11775467     EISSN: 11775483     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/opth.s9839     Document Type: Article

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