Reducing oral flora contamination of intravitreal injections with face mask or silence

Retina

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 473-476

  Doshi, Rishi R ^a   Leng, Theodore ^b   Fung, Anne E ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA PACIFIC MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGAR; POVIDONE IODINE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; INCUBATION TEMPERATURE; INCUBATION TIME; INTRAVITREAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MOUTH FLORA; SURGICAL MASK;

EID: 85027928922     PISSN: 0275004X     EISSN: 15392864     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/IAE.0B013E31822C2958     Document Type: Article

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