Conjunctival bacterial flora and antibiotic resistance pattern in patients undergoing cataract surgery

Conjunctival bacterial flora and antibiotic resistance pattern in patients undergoing cataract surgery

PURPOSE: To evaluate the conjunctival bacterial flora and its antibiotic resistance pattern in eyes of patients undergoing cataract surgery. METHODS: From August to October 2004, 50 patients undergoing cataract surgery in the "Fundação Altino Ventura", Recife, Brazil, were prospectively ev...

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Main Authors: Arantes Tiago Eugênio Faria e, Cavalcanti Ronald Fonseca, Diniz Maria de Fátima Alves, Severo Maiara Santos, Lins Neto João, Castro Célia Maria Machado Barbosa de
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Conselho Brasileiro de Oftalmologia 2006-01-01
Series:Arquivos Brasileiros de Oftalmologia
Subjects:
Conjunctiva/microbiology
Antibiotic prophylaxis
Drug resistance, microbial
Cataract extraction
Endophthalmitis
Staphylococcus/isolation & purification
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