Efficient penetration into aqueous humor by administration of oral and topical levofloxacin

Journal of Ocular Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 247-250

  Ishida, Masaya ^a   Kataoka, Takuya ^a   Niwa, Keiko ^a   Iwaki, Masayoshi ^a   Zako, Masahiro ^a  

^a AICHI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EYE DROPS; LEVOFLOXACIN;

ADULT; AGED; AQUEOUS HUMOR; ARTICLE; CATARACT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG PENETRATION; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; EYE SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OFLOXACIN; OPHTHALMIC SOLUTIONS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; VITREOUS BODY;

EID: 79958846519     PISSN: 10807683     EISSN: 15577732     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jop.2011.0006     Document Type: Article

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