Nosocomial postoperative endophthalmitis: A 14-year review

Graefe's Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology

Volumn 244, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 920-929

  Wu, Pei Chang ^a,b   Kuo, Hsi Kung ^a   Li, Mien ^a   Lai, Ing Chou ^a   Fang, Po Chiung ^a   Lin, Sue Ann ^a   Shin, Shyi Jang ^b   Chen, Yung Jen ^a   Teng, Mei Ching ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Endophthalmitis; Infection; Ocular surgery; Postoperative

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; CEFAZOLIN; CHONDROITIN SULFATE; DEXAMETHASONE; GENTAMICIN; HELON; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CHI SQUARE TEST; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; FEMALE; FILTERING OPERATION; FISHER EXACT TEST; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION RISK; LENS IMPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PENETRATING KERATOPLASTY; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; TAIWAN; VISUAL ACUITY; VITRECTOMY; VITREOUS BIOPSY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIA; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CROSS INFECTION; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; EYE INFECTIONS, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; FILTERING SURGERY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 33746903887     PISSN: 0721832X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00417-005-0170-9     Document Type: Review

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