Surgical masks may reduce serious postoperative cataract complications [2]

ANZ Journal of Surgery

Volumn 76, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 279-

  Stack, Rebecca R ^a   Elder, Mark J ^b  

^a CHRISTCHURCH HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFTRIAXONE; DEXAMETHASONE; STEROID; TOBRAMYCIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; CASE REPORT; CATARACT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; FACE MASK; HAND MOVEMENT; HUMAN; INFECTION COMPLICATION; INFECTION RISK; LETTER; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; RISK REDUCTION; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; STREPTOCOCCUS MITIS; SURGICAL MASK;

DISEASE TRANSMISSION, PROFESSIONAL-TO-PATIENT; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; HUMANS; MALE; MASKS; MIDDLE AGED; PHACOEMULSIFICATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS MITIS;

EID: 33645995756     PISSN: 14451433     EISSN: 14452197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-2197.2006.03602.x     Document Type: Letter

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