Perioperative antibiotic prophylaxis during cataract surgery in Greece

Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Volumn 37, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1732-1733

  Mataftsi, Asimina ^a   Tsinopoulos, Ioannis T ^a   Tsaousis, Konstantinos T ^a   Dimitrakos, Stavros A ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFUROXIME; CEPHALOSPORIN; GENTAMICIN; QUINOLONE; TETRAMYCIN; TOBRAMYCIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; CATARACT EXTRACTION; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; GREECE; HUMAN; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; CATARACT EXTRACTION; DRUG UTILIZATION; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; EYE INFECTIONS, BACTERIAL; GREECE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; OPHTHALMOLOGY; PERIOPERATIVE CARE; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL;

EID: 80051898456     PISSN: 08863350     EISSN: 18734502     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2011.07.013     Document Type: Letter

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