Endophthalmitis following cataract surgery: The role of prophylactic postoperative chloramphenicol eye drops

Acta Ophthalmologica

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 118-122

  Råen, Marianne ^a   Sandvik, Gunhild Falleth ^a   Drolsum, Liv ^b  

^a ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

cataract surgery; chloramphenicol; endophthalmitis; postoperative topical antibiotics

Indexed keywords

CHLORAMPHENICOL; DEXAMETHASONE;

ABIOTROPHIA DEFECTIVA; ACTINOMYCES; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; OUTPATIENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; CHLORAMPHENICOL; DEXAMETHASONE; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LENS IMPLANTATION, INTRAOCULAR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OPHTHALMIC SOLUTIONS; PHACOEMULSIFICATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84874245292     PISSN: 1755375X     EISSN: 17553768     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1755-3768.2011.02324.x     Document Type: Article

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