| Prevention, diagnosis, and management of acute postoperative bacterial endophthalmitis. | |
| | |
MedLine Citation:
|
PMID: 21782382 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
|
This distillation of the peer-reviewed scientific literature on infection after cataract surgery summarizes background material on epidemiology, etiology, and pathogenesis, describes the roles of surgical technique and antibiotic prophylaxis in prevention, and discusses diagnostic and therapeutic interventions in cases of suspected endophthalmitis. |
| | |
Authors:
|
Mark Packer; David F Chang; Steven H Dewey; Brian C Little; Nick Mamalis; Thomas A Oetting; Audrey Talley-Rostov; Sonia H Yoo; |
Publication Detail:
|
Type: Journal Article; Review Date: 2011-07-22 |
Journal Detail:
|
Title: Journal of cataract and refractive surgery Volume: 37 ISSN: 1873-4502 ISO Abbreviation: J Cataract Refract Surg Publication Date: 2011 Sep |
Date Detail:
|
Created Date: 2011-08-22 Completed Date: 2012-01-25 Revised Date: 2012-08-21 |
Medline Journal Info:
|
Nlm Unique ID: 8604171 Medline TA: J Cataract Refract Surg Country: United States |
Other Details:
|
Languages: eng Pagination: 1699-714 Citation Subset: IM |
Copyright Information:
|
Copyright © 2011 ASCRS and ESCRS. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. |
Affiliation:
|
mpacker@finemd.com |
Export Citation:
|
APA/MLA Format Download EndNote Download BibTex |
| MeSH Terms | |
Descriptor/Qualifier:
|
Acute Disease Anti-Infective Agents / therapeutic use Bacteria / isolation & purification Cataract Extraction Drug Resistance, Microbial Endophthalmitis* / diagnosis, prevention & control, therapy Eye Infections, Bacterial* / diagnosis, prevention & control, therapy Humans Incidence Postoperative Complications* Risk Factors |
| Chemical | |
Reg. No./Substance:
|
0/Anti-Infective Agents |
| Comments/Corrections | |
Comment In:
|
J Cataract Refract Surg. 2012 Jul;38(7):1301-2; author reply 1302
[PMID:
22727306
]
|
From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine
Previous Document: Comparison of corneal wetting properties of viscous eye lubricant and balanced salt solution to main...
Next Document: Long-term corneal wavefront aberration variations after photorefractive keratectomy for myopia and m...