title: Bacterial contamination of needles used for intravitreal injections: a prospective, multicenter study.
authors.affiliation: University of California, San Francisco, Department of Ophthalmology, San Francisco, California, USA. stewartj@vision.ucsf.edu
authors.forename: Jay M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Stewart
authors.forename: Sunil K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Srivastava
authors.forename: Anne E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Fung
authors.forename: Tamer H
authors.initials: TH
authors.lastname: Mahmoud
authors.forename: David G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Telander
authors.forename: Seenu M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Hariprasad
authors.forename: Michael D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Ober
authors.forename: Prithvi
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Mruthyunjaya
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D020533:Angiogenesis Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000627:therapeutic use; D061067:Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized; D000068258:Bevacizumab; D020256:Choroidal Neovascularization / Q000188:drug therapy; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003930:Diabetic Retinopathy / Q000188:drug therapy; D009877:Endophthalmitis / Q000382:microbiology; D004866:Equipment Contamination; D015818:Eye Infections, Bacterial / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D058449:Intravitreal Injections / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation*; D008268:Macular Degeneration / Q000188:drug therapy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009339:Needles / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000382:microbiology*; D011206:Povidone-Iodine / Q000008:administration & dosage; D011425:Propionibacterium acnes / Q000302:isolation & purification; D011446:Prospective Studies; D000069579:Ranibizumab; D013212:Staphylococcus epidermidis / Q000302:isolation & purification; D014822:Vitreous Body / Q000382:microbiology
chemical_list: D020533:Angiogenesis Inhibitors; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D061067:Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized; D000068258:Bevacizumab; D011206:Povidone-Iodine; D000069579:Ranibizumab