Povidone-iodine for endophthalmitis prophylaxis

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 157, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 503-504

  Ahmed, Yasir ^a   Scott, Ingrid U ^a,b   Pathengay, Avinash ^c   Bawdekar, Abhishek ^c   Flynn Jr , Harry W ^d  

^a PENN STATE MILTON S HERSHEY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b PENN STATE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c L V PRASAD EYE INSTITUTE   (India)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; CATARACT EXTRACTION; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; EYE INFECTIONS, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; INTRAVITREAL INJECTIONS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; POVIDONE-IODINE; VITRECTOMY;

EID: 84894191496     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: 18791891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajo.2013.12.001     Document Type: Editorial

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