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Understanding Antibiotic Resistance Resource Center
Resurgence of penicillin-susceptible isolates
September 09, 2016
Watch as Regis Kowalski, Executive Director, The Charles T. Campbell Laboratory at the University of Pittsburgh, explains how newly discovered resurgent isolates may affect clinical practice.Webinar: The ARMOR study five-year surveillance results
August 31, 2016
Watch as Penny Asbell, MD, talks about antibiotic resistance in a webinar titled: The ARMOR Study Five-Year Surveillance Results.How resistant biofilms affect keratitis
July 11, 2016
Watch as Ben Wucher, researcher at University of Rochester Medical Center, summarizes his research titled, "Clinical keratitis isolates of Pseudomonas aeruginosa develop resistant biofilms."Clinical advice from the latest ARMOR study update
June 20, 2016
In the most recent update from the ARMOR study, Penny Asbell, MD, FACS, MBA, explained that clinicians must choose their antibiotics carefully.
June 20, 2016By Cheryl Guttman Krader
Postoperative endophthalmitis remains a potentially devastating complication of cataract surgery. However, a good visual outcome is possible if the infection is recognized early and treated appropriately, said Harry W. Flynn Jr, MD.Determining the proper intracameral moxifloxacin dosage
May 23, 2016
Steve Arshinoff, MD, FRCSC, of the University of Toronto, outlines the proper dosage and administration technique for intracameral moxifloxacin during cataract surgery.
March 28, 2016By Cheryl Guttman Krader
In vitro antibiotic resistance—defined as the ability for bacteria to exist and multiply despite a normally achievable serum level of drug that had been previously determined to successfully treat a clinical infection—is an increasing problem worldwide.
April 15, 2015By Lynda Charters
Postoperative infections with ocular surgeries may be reduced substantially by effectively treating active ocular disease in advance before the patient enters the operating room.ARMOR surveillance data update shows increased levels of resistance
July 15, 2014By Nancy Groves
The latest surveillance data on antibiotic resistance trends show increased levels of resistance among certain isolates, warranting ongoing, prospective, multicenter surveillance studies.Intracameral antibiotics lower risk of infection in cataract surgery
May 01, 2014By Liz Meszaros
Understanding why ophthalmologists should be using intracameral antibiotics to lower the risk of postoperative endophthalmitis after cataract surgery.