title: [Bacterial contamination of intraocular metallic foreign bodies].
abstract: Bacterial flora were cultured from 20 metallic intraocular foreign bodies which were removed by magnetic extraction. Bacterial flora were domonstrated in 35%. Report on the microorganisms isolated, the size of the foreign bodies and the time between the penetration and the magnetic extraction operation in relation to the contamination.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005129:Eye Foreign Bodies / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008670:Metals; D008835:Micrococcaceae / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D008875:Middle Aged
chemical_list: D008670:Metals
vernacular_title: Zur bakteriellen Kontamination metallischer intraokularer Fremdköper.