Intraocular bacterial contamination during sutureless, small incision, single-port phacoemulsification

Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Volumn 26, Issue 12, 2000, Pages 1786-1791

  John, Thomas ^a,b,c   Sims, Michelle ^a   Hoffmann, Carol ^b  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Providence Little Company of Mary Medical Center   (United States)

^c Chicago Cornea Research Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACRYLIC ACID; GENTAMICIN; POVIDONE IODINE;

ADULT; AGED; ALPHA HEMOLYTIC STREPTOCOCCUS; ANTERIOR EYE CHAMBER DISEASE; AQUEOUS HUMOR; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INCISION; LENS CAPSULE; LENS IMPLANTATION; MALE; MICROCOCCUS; PHACOEMULSIFICATION; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

AGED; ANTERIOR CHAMBER; BACTERIA; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; EYE INFECTIONS, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LENS IMPLANTATION, INTRAOCULAR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHACOEMULSIFICATION; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; SUTURE TECHNIQUES;

EID: 0034533564     PISSN: 08863350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0886-3350(00)00574-5     Document Type: Article

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