Bacterial Endophthalmitis After Resident-Performed Cataract Surgery

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 141, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 949-951

  Hollander, David A ^a,b   Vagefi, M Reza ^a,b   Seiff, Stuart R ^a,b   Stewart, Jay M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b SAN FRANCISCO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA HEMOLYTIC STREPTOCOCCUS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CAPSULOTOMY; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CORYNEBACTERIUM; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; EXPERIENCE; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HUMAN; NEODYMIUM LASER; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; SURGEON; UNITED STATES; VITREOUS BODY;

CATARACT EXTRACTION; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; EYE DISEASES; EYE INFECTIONS, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; OPHTHALMOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VITREOUS BODY;

EID: 33646166857     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajo.2005.11.055     Document Type: Article

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