Outbreak of postoperative endophthalmitis in a Thai tertiary care center. |
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| Authors: | Anucha Apisarnthanarak Supanee Jirajariyavej Kanokporn Thongphubeth Chananart Yuekyen David K Warren Victoria J Fraser |
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| Affiliation: | Division of Infectious Disease, Thammasat University Hospital, Pratumthani, Thailand. anapisarn@yahoo.com |
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| 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. |
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