Bacterial contamination rate of the anterior chamber during cataract surgery using conventional culture and eubacterial PCR

European Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 365-369

  Cornut, Pierre Loïc ^a   Vandenesch, François ^a,b   Lina, Gerard ^a,b   Benito, Yvonne ^a,b   Etienne, Jerome ^a,b   Piras, Carolina ^a   Kodjikian, Laurent ^a   Denis, Philippe ^a   Burillon, Carole ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^b LOUIS PRADEL HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Aqueous humor; Bacterial contamination; Conventional culture; Eubacterial polymerase chain reaction; Phacoemulsification

Indexed keywords

POVIDONE IODINE; TOBRAMYCIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANTERIOR EYE CHAMBER; ANTISEPSIS; AQUEOUS HUMOR; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CATARACT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; MALE; OPERATION DURATION; PARACENTESIS; PHACOEMULSIFICATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

EID: 77952862101     PISSN: 11206721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/112067211002000216     Document Type: Article

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