Endophthalmitis following cataract surgery in Sweden: National prospective survey 1999-2001

Acta Ophthalmologica Scandinavica

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 7-10

  Wejde, Gisela ^a   Montan, Per ^a   Lundström, Mats ^b   Stenevi, Ulf ^c   Thorburn, William ^d  

^a ST ERIK S EYE HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b BLEKINGE HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^d UMEÅ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cataract surgery; Incidence; Postoperative endophthalmitis; Prophylaxis

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFUROXIME; CHLORAMPHENICOL; FUSIDIC ACID; GENTAMICIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; CATARACT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE TECHNIQUE; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FEMALE; GENDER; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REGISTER; RISK REDUCTION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SWEDEN; VISION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BACTERIA; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; EYE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SWEDEN; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 14744281564     PISSN: 13953907     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0420.2005.00377.x     Document Type: Article

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