Bacterial recovery from automated cataract surgical equipment.
Internal tubing involved in the venting and vacuum mechanism of CooperVision's models 8000-V, 7500, and 6500 units were cultured. Several species of bacteria were found including Staphylococcus epidermidis. The clinical implications of this are discussed as well as a solution to the possibility of intraoperative bacterial contamination from the reported source.
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D001419:Bacteria / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002387:Cataract Extraction / Q000295:instrumentation*; D004866:Equipment Contamination; D006801:Humans