Bacterial contamination of the pressure receiver of a vitrectomy machine

Ophthalmic Surgery and Lasers

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 345-347

  Janknecht, Peter ^a   Kappstein, Ines ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^b Inst F Umweltmedizin K   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM DETECTION; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SERRATIA MARCESCENS; VITRECTOMY;

DNA, BACTERIAL; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; EYE INFECTIONS, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SERRATIA INFECTIONS; SERRATIA MARCESCENS; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; VITRECTOMY;

EID: 0031901321     PISSN: 10823069     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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