title: Epidemiologic surveillance of postoperative endophthalmitis in a specialized ophthalmologic center in São Paulo, Brazil.
abstract: This article describes a postoperative endophthalmitis (POE) surveillance system in place in a specialized ophthalmologic center in São Paulo, Brazil. The study involved a review of medical records from 2004-2009, during which a total of 31,999 intraocular surgeries were performed. Nineteen of these cases fulfilled the criteria for POE, for an infection rate of 0.06%. The main etiologic agent causing POE was Pseudomonas aeruginosa, identified in 42.1% of the cases (8/19).
authors: Center of Ophthalmology Tadeu Cvintal, São Paulo, Brazil.
authors: Reginaldo Adalberto
authors: RA
authors: de Luz
authors: Maria Clara
authors: MC
authors: Padoveze
authors: Tadeu
authors: T
authors: Cvintal
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D009877:Endophthalmitis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013508:Ophthalmologic Surgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011550:Pseudomonas aeruginosa / Q000302:isolation & purification; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology