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VITREOUS CAVITY PENETRATION OF CEFTAZIDIME AFTER INTRAVENOUS ADMINISTRATION

DOI

66

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0

References

1995

Year

H. EDITH AGUILAR, Travis A. Meredith, Ashraf Shaarawy, Marilyn C. Kincaid, James D. Dick
Retina

Abstract

Ceftazidime penetrates into the vitreous cavity of inflamed eyes after intravenous administration and achieves concentrations above the MIC for Pseudomonas organisms. Penetration is greatest in aphakic, vitrectomized eyes.