Low frequency of bacteraemia during eye surgery obviates the need for endocarditis prophylaxis

Eye

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 753-755

  Venugopalan, P ^a   Ganesh, A ^a   Rafay, A M ^a   Dio, N ^a  

^a SULTAN QABOOS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Oman)

Author keywords

Bacteraemia; Endocarditis prophylaxis; Eye surgery; Local antibiotics; Local preparation

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; GENTAMICIN; POVIDONE IODINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AEROBIC BACTERIUM; ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BLOOD CULTURE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONJUNCTIVA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DACRYOCYSTORHINOSTOMY; ENTROPION; EVALUATION; EYE SURGERY; EYELID; FEMALE; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; MALE; NONHUMAN; OMAN; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

EID: 0035695093     PISSN: 0950222X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/eye.2001.243     Document Type: Article

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