In Vitro Susceptibility of Bacterial Keratitis Isolates to Fourth-Generation Fluoroquinolones

Bhavna Chawla, Prakashchand Agarwal, Radhika Tandon, Jeewan S. Titiyal, Namrata Sharma, Tushar Agarwal, Niranjan Nayak, Gita Satpathy

European Journal of Ophthalmology · 2010 · 27 citations · 22 references

Abstract

Monotherapy with moxifloxacin or gatifloxacin can be an effective alternative to cefazolin-tobramycin combination as a first-line empirical therapy for bacterial keratitis. The addition of cefazolin to a fourth-generation fluoroquinolone is of limited value.

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