Abstract | PURPOSE: SETTING: University hospitals. METHODS: This retrospective cross-sectional (prevalence) study looked at patients who had phacoemulsification at a university eye center over a 10-year period. A nosocomial infectious reporting database was used to report endophthalmitis occurrences. The following were performed: a retrospective analysis of prospectively collected data to establish endophthalmitis rates, a prevalence analysis of the postoperative quinolone antibiotic prescribed, and a comparative analysis of endophthalmitis rate versus postoperative quinolone prescribed for all reported endophthalmitis cases. The main outcome measure was occurrence of endophthalmitis after cataract surgery. RESULTS: CONCLUSIONS:
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Authors | Michael K Jensen, Richard G Fiscella, Majid Moshirfar, Barbara Mooney |
Journal | Journal of cataract and refractive surgery
(J Cataract Refract Surg)
Vol. 34
Issue 9
Pg. 1460-7
(Sep 2008)
ISSN: 0886-3350 [Print] United States |
PMID | 18721704
(Publication Type: Comparative Study, Journal Article)
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Chemical References |
- Anti-Infective Agents
- Aza Compounds
- Fluoroquinolones
- Quinolines
- Ciprofloxacin
- Ofloxacin
- Gatifloxacin
- Moxifloxacin
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Topics |
- Adult
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Anti-Infective Agents
(therapeutic use)
- Antibiotic Prophylaxis
- Aza Compounds
(therapeutic use)
- Ciprofloxacin
(therapeutic use)
- Cross-Sectional Studies
- Endophthalmitis
(epidemiology, prevention & control)
- Eye Infections, Bacterial
(epidemiology, prevention & control)
- Female
- Fluoroquinolones
(therapeutic use)
- Gatifloxacin
- Humans
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Moxifloxacin
- Ofloxacin
(therapeutic use)
- Phacoemulsification
- Postoperative Complications
- Prevalence
- Quinolines
(therapeutic use)
- Retrospective Studies
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