Incidence of endophthalmitis after cataract surgery (2002-2008) at a Brazilian university-hospital;Incidência de endoftalmite após cirurgia de catarata (2002-2008) num hospital universitário brasileiro

Arquivos Brasileiros de Oftalmologia

Volumn 73, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 505-507

  Melo, Gustavo Barreto ^a   Bispo, Paulo José Martins ^a   Regatieri, Caio Vinícius Saito ^a   Yu, Maria Cecília Zorat ^a   Pignatari, Antônio Carlos Campos ^a   Höfling Lima, Ana Luisa ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cataract extraction adverse effects; Endophthalmitis diagnosis; Endophthalmitis epidemiology; Endophthalmitis etiology; Endophthalmitis microbiology

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; BRAZIL; CATARACT EXTRACTION; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

AGED; BACTERIA; BRAZIL; CATARACT EXTRACTION; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MIDDLE AGED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79251589386     PISSN: 00042749     EISSN: 16782925     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0004-27492010000600007     Document Type: Article

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