Bacterial adhesion to rigid and foldable posterior chamber intraocular lenses in vitro study

Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 361-366

  Schauersberger, Jörg ^a   Amon, Michael ^a   Aichinger, Doris ^a   Georgopoulos, Apostoulos ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACRYLIC ACID; HEPARIN; POLY(METHYL METHACRYLATE); SILICONE;

ARTICLE; AUSTRIA; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; COLONY FORMING UNIT; HYDROPHILICITY; HYDROPHOBICITY; IN VITRO STUDY; LENS IMPLANT; NONHUMAN; POSTERIOR EYE CHAMBER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; SURFACE PROPERTY;

EID: 0037325681     PISSN: 08863350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0886-3350(02)01741-8     Document Type: Article

References (28)

1. Schmitz S, Dick HB, Krummenauer F, Pfeiffer N. Endophthalmitis in cataract surgery; results of a German survey. Ophthalmology 1999; 106:1869-1877
2. Aaberg TM Jr, Flynn HW Jr, Schiffman J, Newton J. Nosocomial acute-onset postoperative endophthalmitis survey; a 10-year review of incidence and outcomes. Ophthalmology 1998; 105:1004-1010
3. Shah GK, Stein JD, Sharma S, et al. Visual outcomes following the use of intravitreal steroids in the treatment of postoperative endophthalmitis. Ophthalmology 2000; 107:486-489
4. Durand M. Microbiologic factors and visual outcome in the Endophthalmitis Vitrectomy Study [letter]. Am J Ophthalmol 1997; 124:127-130
5. Endophthalmitis Vitrectomy Study Group. Results of the Endophthalmitis Vitrectomy Study; a randomized trial of immediate vitrectomy and of intravenous antibiotics for the treatment of postoperative bacterial endophthalmitis. Arch Ophthalmol 1995; 113:1479-1496
6. Tervo T, Ljungberg P, Kautiainen T, et al. Prospective evaluation of external ocular microbial growth and aqueous humor contamination during cataract surgery. J Cataract Refract Surg 1999; 25:65-71
7. John T, Sims M, Hoffmann C. Intraocular bacterial contamination during sutureless, small incision, single-port phacoemulsification. J Cataract Refract Surg 2000; 26:1786-1791
8. Mistlberger A, Ruckhofer J, Raithel E, et al. Anterior chamber contamination during cataract surgery with intraocular lens implantation. J Cataract Refract Surg 1997; 23:1064-1069
9. Egger SF, Huber-Spitzy V, Skorpik C, et al. Different techniques of extracapsular cataract extraction: bacterial contamination during surgery; prospective study on 230 consecutive patients. Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol 1994; 232:308-311
10. Sherwood DR, Rich WJ, Jacob JS, et al. Bacterial contamination of intraocular and extraocular fluids during extracapsular cataract extraction. Eye 1989; 3:308-312
11. Pospisil A, Pospisil F, Dupont MJ, et al. Contamination bactérienne de la chambre antérieure et chirurgie de la cataracte. J Fr Ophtalmol 1993; 16:10-13
12. Chitkara DK, Manners T, Chapman F, et al. Lack of effect of preoperative norfloxacin on bacterial contamination of anterior chamber aspirates after cataract surgery. Br J Ophthalmol 1994; 78:772-774
13. Hoffmann KK, Weber DJ, Gergen MF, et al. Pseudomonas aeruginosa-related postoperative endophthalmitis linked to a contaminated phacoemulsifier. Arch Ophthalmol 2002; 120:90-93
14. Mifio de Kaspar H, Grasbon T, Kampik A. Hygiene von Phakoemulsifikations- und Vitrektomiegeräten; Kontamination und Bewertung. Ophthalmologe 2000; 97:703-707
15. Schakenraad JM, Stokroos I, Bartels H, Busscher HJ. Patency of small calibre, superhydrophobic E-PTFE vascular grafts: a pilot-study in rabbit carotid artery. Cell Mater 1992; 2:193-199
16. Kiss E, Samu J, Toth A, Bertoti I. Novel ways of covalent attachment of poly(ethyleneoxide) onto polythene: surface modification and characterisation by XPS and contact angle measurements. Langmuir 1996; 12:1651-1657
17. Kunz R, Anders C, Heinrich L. Investigation into the mechanism of bacterial adhesion to hydrogel-coated surfaces. J Mater Sci Mater Med 1999; 10:649-652
18. Kiaei D, Hoffman AS, Horbett TA, Lew KR. Platelet and monoclonal-antibody binding to fibrinogen adsorbed on glow-discharge-deposited polymers. J Biomed Mater Res 1995; 29:729-739
19. Abarzua S, Jakubowski S. Biotechnological investigation for the prevention of biofouling 1. Biological and biochemical principles for the prevention of biofouling. Mar Ecol Prog Ser 1995; 123:301-312
20. Kattan HM, Flynn HW Jr, Pflugfelder SC, et al. Nosocomial endophthalmitis survey: current incidence of infection after intraocular surgery. Ophthalmology 1991; 98:227-238
21. Speaker MG, Milch FA, Shah MK, et al. Role of external bacterial flora in the pathogenesis of acute postoperative endophthalmitis. Ophthalmology 1991; 98:639-649; discussion by J Baum, 650
22. Samad A, Solomon LD, Miller MA, Mendelson J. Anterior chamber contamination after uncomplicated phacoemulsification and intraocular lens implantation. Am J Ophthalmol 1995; 120:143-50
23. Assia EI, Jubran RZ, Solberg Y, Keller N. The role of intraocular lenses in anterior chamber contamination during cataract surgery. Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol 1998; 236:721-724
24. Ng EWM, Barrett GD, Bowman R. In vitro bacterial adherence to hydrogel and poly(methyl methacrylate) intraocular lenses. J Cataract Refract Surg 1996; 22:1331-1335
25. Cusumano A, Busin M, Spitznas M. Bacterial growth is significantly enhanced on foldable intraocular lenses [letter]. Arch Ophthalmol 1994; 112:1015-1016
26. García-Saenz MC, Arias-Puente A, Fresnadillo-Martinez MJ, Matilla-Rodriguez A. In vitro adhesion of Staphylococcus epidermidis to intraocular lenses. J Cataract Refract Surg 2000; 26:1673-1679
27. Tieszer C, Reid G, Denstedt J. Conditioning film deposition on ureteral stents after implantation. J Urol 1998; 160:876-81
28. Murga R, Miller JM, Donlan RM. Biofilm formation by gram-negative bacteria on central venous catheter connectors: effect of conditioning films in a laboratory model. J Clin Microbiol 2001; 39:2294-2297