Antibiotic prevention of postcataract endophthalmitis: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Acta Ophthalmologica

Volumn 93, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 303-317

  Kessel, Line ^a,b   Flesner, Per ^c   Andresen, Jens ^d   Erngaard, Ditte ^e   Tendal, Britta ^b   Hjortdal, Jesper ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b Danish Health and Medicines Authority   (Denmark)

^c Clinic Odense   (Denmark)

^d Skanderborg Eye Clinic   (Denmark)

^e NAESTVED HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^f AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

antibiotic therapy; cataract surgery; cefuroxime; endophthalmitis; prevention

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFAZOLIN; CEFUROXIME; CHLORAMPHENICOL; LEVOFLOXACIN; MOXIFLOXACIN; VANCOMYCIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CANADA; CATARACT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CHINA; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; DRUG CHOICE; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; EUROPE; FINLAND; FRANCE; FUNGUS; GERMANY; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GREECE; HUMAN; INDIA; INFECTION RISK; IRELAND; ISRAEL; JAPAN; META ANALYSIS; METHODOLOGY; NORWAY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PHACOEMULSIFICATION; PORTUGAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RISK REDUCTION; SAUDI ARABIA; SINGAPORE; SOUTH AFRICA; SPAIN; SWEDEN; SYSTEMATIC ERROR; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TAIWAN; THAILAND; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES; ANTERIOR EYE CHAMBER; DRUG EFFECTS; EYE INFECTIONS, BACTERIAL; MICROBIOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS;

ANTERIOR CHAMBER; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CATARACT EXTRACTION; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; EYE INFECTIONS, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS;

EID: 84929393472     PISSN: 1755375X     EISSN: 17553768     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/aos.12684     Document Type: Article

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