Pseudomonas aeruginosa-related postoperative endophthalmitis linked to a contaminated phacoemulsifier.
Hoffmann
Karen K
KK
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Campus Box 7030, Burnett-Womack, Room 547, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7030, USA.
Weber
David J
DJ
Gergen
Maria F
MF
Rutala
William A
WA
Tate
George
G
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*