Antisepsis with polyhexanide is effective against endophthalmitis after intravitreal injections

Acta Ophthalmologica

Volumn 92, Issue 6, 2014, Pages

  Ristau, Tina ^a   Kirchhof, Bernd ^a   Fauser, Sascha ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFLIBERCEPT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BEVACIZUMAB; LAVASEPT; OFLOXACIN; POLYHEXANIDE; POVIDONE IODINE; RANIBIZUMAB; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VASCULOTROPIN ANTIBODY; ANGIOGENESIS INHIBITOR; BIGUANIDE DERIVATIVE; POLY(HEXAMETHYLENEBIGUANIDE); VASCULOTROPIN A; VEGFA PROTEIN, HUMAN;

ANTISEPSIS; DRUG EFFICACY; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; HUMAN; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; ANTAGONISTS AND INHIBITORS; EYE INFECTIONS, BACTERIAL; FOLLOW UP; INTRAVITREAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MICROBIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ANGIOGENESIS INHIBITORS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTISEPSIS; BIGUANIDES; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; EYE INFECTIONS, BACTERIAL; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INTRAVITREAL INJECTIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR A;

EID: 84906303534     PISSN: 1755375X     EISSN: 17553768     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/aos.12347     Document Type: Letter

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