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Published on: February 6, 2021
Risk factors for postoperative endophthalmitis caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa: possible role of environment
Reginaldo Adalberto Luz1, Maria Clara Padoveze, Paulo Falabella
1Centro de Oftalmologia Tadeu Cvintal, São Paulo, Brazil; Escola de Enfermagem, Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil.
Abstract:
This article describes an investigation to identify risk factors for postoperative endophthalmitis caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa. A retrospective case-control study, including 8 cases and 24 controls operated from 2005 to 2009, was undertaken. The risk factors associated with P aeruginosa infection were a particular operating room (P = .003) and longer phacoemulsification duration (P = .001), suggesting that infection was not associated with patient characteristics but rather with the surgical environment and phacoemulsification duration.
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