Toxic anterior segment syndrome after cataract surgery - Maine, 2006

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

Volumn 56, Issue 25, 2007, Pages 629-630

  Kelley, M ^a   Srinivasan, A ^b   Pelletier, A ^c  

^a Maine Dept of Health and Human Svcs   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR EMERGING AND ZOONOTIC INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^c CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENDOTOXIN;

AGED; AMBULATORY SURGERY; ANTERIOR EYE SEGMENT; ARTICLE; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; EDEMA; EQUIPMENT; EYE DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFLAMMATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; SYNDROME; UNITED STATES;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMBULATORY SURGICAL PROCEDURES; ANTERIOR EYE SEGMENT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; EDEMA; ENDOTOXINS; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; EYE DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; INFLAMMATION; MAINE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; SYNDROME;

EID: 34447102239     PISSN: 01492195     EISSN: 1545861X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Note

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