Contamination of irrigating solution used for cataract surgery.
A cloudy, floating opacity was found in a bottle of irrigating solution during routine cataract surgery. This was subsequently identified as Penicillium, and the patient was successfully treated. Surgeons are urged to check the containers of solutions used for intraocular irrigation prior to beginning surgery.
D000368:Aged; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002387:Cataract Extraction / Q000379:methods*; D004868:Equipment Failure; D005128:Eye Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009181:Mycoses / Q000517:prevention & control*; D010407:Penicillium / Q000302:isolation & purification; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000517:prevention & control; D012965:Sodium Chloride; D012996:Solutions; D007507:Therapeutic Irrigation / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000935:Antifungal Agents; D012996:Solutions; D012965:Sodium Chloride