Endophthalmitis after intravitreal injections: Should the use of face masks be the standard of care?

Archives of Ophthalmology

Volumn 129, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1607-1609

  Schimel, Andrew M ^a   Scott, Ingrid U ^b   Flynn Jr , Harry W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b PENN STATE MILTON S HERSHEY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEVACIZUMAB;

EDITORIAL; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; FACE MASK; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; INTRAVITREAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALPRACTICE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT POSITIONING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS MODEL; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; STREPTOCOCCUS; VERBAL COMMUNICATION;

BACTERIA; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; EYE INFECTIONS, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; INTRAVITREAL INJECTIONS; MASKS; MOUTH; SPEECH;

EID: 83455236487     PISSN: 00039950     EISSN: 15383601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archophthalmol.2011.370     Document Type: Editorial

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