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Keratoconjunctivitis epidemica. Diagnosis, therapy and prevention
(2002)
No abstract available
The effectiveness of the new fluoroquinolones against the normal bacterial flora of the conjunctiva
(2007)
BACKGROUND:
Our aim was to determine the antibiotic susceptibility of the preoperative conjunctival bacterial flora against 25 commonly used antibiotics, especially the new fluoroquinolones levofloxacin, gatifloxacin, ...
[Ocular changes in tropical malaria with cerebral involvement--results from the Blantyre Malaria Project].
(2005)
INTRODUCTION:
Malaria is a tropical disease causing an estimated 300 million infections and one million deaths per year. In sub-Saharan Africa, most infections are due to Plasmodium falciparum. The hallmark of the clinical ...
Intravenous treatment of experimental Staphylococcus aureus endophthalmitis: imipenem versus the combination of ceftazidime and amikacin.
(2003)
BACKGROUND:
To compare the efficacy of intravenous (IV) imipenem (IPM) and a combination of IV ceftazidime (CAZ) and amikacin (AN) in the treatment of Staphylococcus aureus endophthalmitis in a rabbit model.
METHODS: ...
Intravitreal vancomycin and amikacin versus intravenous imipenem in the treatment of experimental Staphylococcus aureus endophthalmitis.
(2004)
BACKGROUND:
Controversy still surrounds the intravenous (IV) treatment of endophthalmitis. The purpose of this study was to compare IV and intraocular (IO) treatment in experimental Staphylococcus aureus endophthalmitis: ...
A prospective randomized study to determine the efficacy of preoperative topical levofloxacin in reducing conjunctival bacterial flora.
(2008)
PURPOSE:
To compare the efficacy of topical levofloxacin in combination with povidone-iodine irrigation vs povidone-iodine (PVI) alone in reducing conjunctival bacteria.
DESIGN:
Prospective, randomized, controlled ...
[International initiatives for the prevention of blindness].
(2007)
Since 1974, when the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB) was founded, international campaigns for blindness prevention have gained tremendous momentum in collaboration with the WHO's blindness ...
Ocular alterations in patients with cutaneous and mucocutaneous leishmaniasis.
(2003)
Leishmaniasis is a parasitosis with high prevalence and increasing epidemiologic relevance. Ocular manifestations of visceral leishmaniasis (kala-azar) have been well studied, but less is known about ocular alterations in ...
Solitary fibrous tumor in the orbit. Case report and review of the literature
(2009)
BACKGROUND:
Solitary fibrous tumor (SFT) is a mesenchymal neoplasm with a benign growth behavior. It was initially described in the pleura and has since been found in extrathoracic locations. In the orbital cavity, SFT ...
Importance and epidemiology of infectious eye diseases.
(2002)
No abstract available