An investigation of the potential association between retinal detachment and oral fluoroquinolones: A self-controlled case series study

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 69, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 2563-2567

  Chui, Celine S L ^a   Man, Kenneth K C ^a   Cheng, Ching Lan ^b   Chan, Esther W ^a   Lau, Wallis C Y ^a   Cheng, Vincent C C ^a   Wong, David S H ^a   Yang Kao, Yea Huei ^b   Wong, Ian C K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Adverse drug reactions; Antimicrobials; Hong Kong; Pharmacoepidemiology; Taiwan

Indexed keywords

QUINOLONE DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CASE STUDY; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY; PRESCRIPTION; RETINA DETACHMENT; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; AGED; CHEMICALLY INDUCED; HONG KONG; MIDDLE AGED; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; RETINAL DETACHMENT; TAIWAN;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; FLUOROQUINOLONES; HONG KONG; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETINAL DETACHMENT; TAIWAN;

EID: 84905971414     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: 14602091     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/dku145     Document Type: Article

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