Adjunctive use of intravitreal dexamethasone in presumed bacterial endophthalmitis: A randomised trial

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 95, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1385-1388

  Albrecht, Eric ^a   Richards, J C ^b   Pollock, T ^c   Cook, C ^d   Myers, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b ROYAL PERTH HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c SHEIKH KHALIFA MEDICAL CITY   (United Arab Emirates)

^d NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEFTAZIDIME; DEXAMETHASONE; PLACEBO; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; AGED; ALPHA HEMOLYTIC STREPTOCOCCUS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL EYE INFECTION; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RETINA DETACHMENT; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; STREPTOCOCCUS CONSTELLATUS; STREPTOCOCCUS INTERMEDIUS; STREPTOCOCCUS MITIS; STREPTOCOCCUS ORALIS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; VISUAL ACUITY; VITRECTOMY; VITREOUS BODY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; AQUEOUS HUMOR; BACTERIA; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CEFTAZIDIME; CHEMOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; DEXAMETHASONE; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; EYE INFECTIONS, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; FILTERING SURGERY; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; INTRAVITREAL INJECTIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VANCOMYCIN; VISUAL ACUITY; VITREOUS BODY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80053289570     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: 14682079     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2010.187963     Document Type: Article

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