Bacterial contamination of needles after intravitreal injection in Paraguay;Bakterielle Kontamination von Injektionskanülen nach intravitrealer operativer Medikamenteneingabe in Paraguay

Ophthalmologe

Volumn 109, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 782-787

  Gines, J C ^a,b   Nentwich, M M ^a   Bedoya, A H Peggy ^a,b,c   Cibils, P ^b,c   Esteche, A ^b   Laspina, F ^d   Samudio, M ^d   Farina N ^d   de Kaspar, H M ^a  

^a LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b FUNDACIÓN VISIÓN   (Paraguay)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE ASUNCIÓN   (Paraguay)

^d Instituto de Investigaciones en Ciencias de la Salud Universidad Nacional de Asuncion   (Paraguay)

Author keywords

Bacterial contamination; Intravitreal injections; Intravitreal therapy; Microbiology; Preoperative prophylaxis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONJUNCTIVA; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAVITREAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDLE; PARAGUAY; STATISTICS;

ADULT; BACTERIA; CONJUNCTIVA; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRAVITREAL INJECTIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDLES; PARAGUAY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84865761415     PISSN: 0941293X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00347-012-2591-2     Document Type: Article

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