The Value of Fortified Aminoglycoside/Cephalosporin Treatment as First-Line Treatment and in Fluoroquinolone-Resistant Bacterial Keratitis

DİKMETAŞ Ö., DENİZ Y., KOCABEYOĞLU S., BAŞOL GÖKSÜLÜK M., İRKEÇ M. T.

Turkish Journal of Ophthalmology, cilt.50, 2020 (ESCI) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 50
  • Basım Tarihi: 2020
  • Doi Numarası: 10.4274/tjo.galenos.2020.37346
  • Dergi Adı: Turkish Journal of Ophthalmology
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, Directory of Open Access Journals, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Bacterial keratitis, topical treatment, fortified antibiotics, IN-VITRO SUSCEPTIBILITY, CORNEAL ULCERS, ANTIBIOTICS, MOXIFLOXACIN, CIPROFLOXACIN, INFECTION
  • Erciyes Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Objectives: Topical application of fluoroquinolone antibiotics is thought to be as effective as fortified antibiotics. The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of fluoroquinolones as an alternative to fortified antibiotic therapies.