Outbreak of endophthalmitis after cataract surgery: The importance of the quality of the surgical wound

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 27, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1246-1248

  Hugonnet, Stéphane ^a   Dosso, André ^a   Dharan, Sasi ^a   Martin, Yves ^a   Herrero, Maria Luisa ^a   Régnier, Carole ^a   Pittet, Didier ^a  

^a GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEFTAZIDIME; CHLORHEXIDINE; DEXAMETHASONE PLUS TOBRAMYCIN; OFLOXACIN; POVIDONE IODINE; VANCOMYCIN;

AGED; ARTICLE; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURGICAL WOUND; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CATARACT EXTRACTION; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 33751343021     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/508836     Document Type: Article

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