Incidence of Endophthalmitis after 20- and 25-Gauge Vitrectomy. Causes and Prevention

Ophthalmology

Volumn 115, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 2215-2220

  Shimada, Hiroyuki ^a   Nakashizuka, Hiroyuki ^a   Hattori, Takayuki ^a   Mori, Ryusaburo ^a   Mizutani, Yoshihiro ^a   Yuzawa, Mitsuko ^a  

^a NIHON UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; TRIAMCINOLONE; VANCOMYCIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CATARACT; CHILD; CILIARY DISK; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; EYE LAVAGE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INCISION; INTERVENTION STUDY; LENS IMPLANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; PHACOEMULSIFICATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCLEROTOMY; VISUAL ACUITY; VITRECTOMY; VITREOUS BODY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; EYE INFECTIONS, BACTERIAL; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; JAPAN; MICROSURGERY; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCLEROSTOMY; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; VITRECTOMY; VITREORETINOPATHY, PROLIFERATIVE;

EID: 56549089641     PISSN: 01616420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2008.07.015     Document Type: Article

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