title: Outbreak of postoperative endophthalmitis in a Thai tertiary care center.
abstract: We performed a study with a 1:3 ratio of case patients (n = 11) to control patients (n = 33) to evaluate risk factors for postoperative endophthalmitis in a Thai tertiary care center. Multivariate analysis revealed that diabetes mellitus and surgeon A were associated risk factors. Preoperative diabetes mellitus control and the improvement of infection control practices led to the termination of the outbreak.
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Disease, Thammasat University Hospital, Pratumthani, Thailand. anapisarn@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Anucha
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Apisarnthanarak
authors.forename: Supanee
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jirajariyavej
authors.forename: Kanokporn
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Thongphubeth
authors.forename: Chananart
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Yuekyen
authors.forename: David K
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Warren
authors.forename: Victoria J
authors.initials: VJ
authors.lastname: Fraser
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002387:Cataract Extraction / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000517:prevention & control; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D009877:Endophthalmitis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006785:Hospitals, University / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012307:Risk Factors; D013785:Thailand / Q000453:epidemiology