Intracameral cefuroxime and moxifloxacin used as endophthalmitis prophylaxis after cataract surgery: systematic review of effectiveness and cost-effectiveness

Postoperative endophthalmitis is one of the most serious potential complications of ocular lens surgery. Its incidence can be reduced by means of antibiotic prophylaxis. Although the prophylactic use of intracameral cefuroxime has been extended, other drugs, such as moxifloxacin, have arisen as alte...

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Main Authors: Linertová, Renata, Abreu-González, Rodrigo, García-Pérez, Lidia, Alonso-Plasencia, Marta, Cordovés-Dorta, Luis Mateo, Abreu-Reyes, José Augusto, Serrano-Aguilar, Pedro
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Dove Medical Press 2014
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4140229/