title: [Anti-infectives in eye injuries].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  We present the current concepts for the use of anti-infectives parallel to surgery of traumatic eye injuries.
  
  
  METHODS
  Data from the national and international literature were collected using the PubMed, Medline, Drugs and Pharmacology, ISI, and Cochrane databanks. In addition, the experience from our tertiary center was taken into consideration.
  
  
  RESULTS
  For palpepral and globe injuries prophylactic and therapeutic anti-infectives are recommended as supporting measures to surgical repair. These include antiseptics (PVP-iodine), antibiotics (cefuroxime, vancomycin, ceftazidime), antimycotics (voriconazole) and anti-inflammatory substances (prednisolone).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Several drugs are useful for the prevention and/or treatment of infection following eye injury.
authors.affiliation: Otto-von-Guericke-Universität Magdeburg. augenklinik@uni-magdeburg.de
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Behrens-Baumann
mesh_terms: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D015817:Eye Infections / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005131:Eye Injuries / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D010346:Patient Care Management / Q000379:methods*; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic
chemical_list: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents