title: Pseudomonas aeruginosa-related postoperative endophthalmitis linked to a contaminated phacoemulsifier.
authors.affiliation: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Campus Box 7030, Burnett-Womack, Room 547, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7030, USA.
authors.forename: Karen K
authors.initials: KK
authors.lastname: Hoffmann
authors.forename: David J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Weber
authors.forename: Maria F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Gergen
authors.forename: William A
authors.initials: WA
authors.lastname: Rutala
authors.forename: George
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Tate
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D016521:Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field; D009877:Endophthalmitis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D004866:Equipment Contamination; D015818:Eye Infections, Bacterial / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009657:North Carolina / Q000453:epidemiology; D018918:Phacoemulsification / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D011552:Pseudomonas Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology; D011550:Pseudomonas aeruginosa / Q000302:isolation & purification*