A statistical approach to an outbreak of endophthalmitis following cataract surgery at a hospital in the West of Scotland

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 23-29

  Allardice, G M ^a,b   Wright, E M ^a,b   Peterson, M ^a   Miller, J M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^b Scottish Centre for Infection and Environmental Health   (United Kingdom)

^c NHS LANARKSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cataract extraction; Logistic models; Phacoemulsification; Risk assessment; Vitrectomy

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC METHOD; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; GENDER; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RISK; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; UNITED KINGDOM; VITRECTOMY;

EID: 0034848390     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jhin.2001.1050     Document Type: Article

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