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Intravenous imipenem prophylaxis in experimental endophthalmitis.
(2002)
PURPOSE:
To determine the effect of prophylactic intravenous imipenem on experimental Staphylococcus aureusendophthalmitis.
METHODS:
The right eyes of 36 New Zealand albino rabbits received an intraocular injection ...
Prospective study of risk factors for conjunctival bacterial contamination in patients undergoing intraocular surgery
(2009)
PURPOSE:
To determine whether a patient's age, gender, local or systemic risk factors affect the rate of preoperative bacterial contamination.
METHODS:
Consecutive 1,474 patients undergoing intraocular surgery were ...
Bacterial colonization of conjunctiva with Propionibacterium acnes before and after polyvidon iodine administration before intraocular interventions]
(1998)
Propionibacterium acnes has been described as a causative agent of postoperative endophthalmitis. This gram-positive, immotile, non-spore-forming bacterium is highly pleomorphic and grows under conditions of low to no ...
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: ...
Antibiotic resistance pattern and visual outcome in experimentally-induced Staphylococcus epidermidis endophthalmitis in a rabbit model.
(2001)
OBJECTIVE:
To study whether the clinical outcome of Staphylococcus epidermidis-induced endophthalmitis in rabbits is related to the antibiotic resistance pattern of the infecting strain.
DESIGN:
Experimental ...