Incidence, microbiology, and outcomes of endophthalmitis after 111,876 pars plana vitrectomies at a single, tertiary eye care hospital

• Main Authors: Bhende M., Raman R., Jain M., Shah P.K., Sharma T., Gopal L., Bhende P.S., Srinivasan S., Jambulingam M.
• Other Authors: OPHTHALMOLOGY
• Format: Article
• Published: 2019
• Subjects: ciprofloxacin; sulfacetamide; adult; Article; bacterium culture; best corrected visual acuity; clinical feature; diabetes mellitus; disease predisposition; endophthalmitis; eye care; female; follow up; human; incidence; Klebsiella; major clinical study; male; microbiological examination; middle aged; minimally invasive surgery; pars plana vitrectomy; pathogenesis; polymerase chain reaction; Pseudomonas aeruginosa; retina neovascularization; risk assessment; risk factor; Staphylococcus aureus; tertiary care center; treatment outcome; vitrectomy; bacterial eye infection; India; microbiology; postoperative complication; procedures; prognosis; surgical infection; visual acuity; Endophthalmitis; Eye Infections, Bacterial; Female; Humans; Incidence; Male; Middle Aged; Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures; Postoperative Complications; Prognosis; Risk Factors; Surgical Wound Infection; Tertiary Care Centers; Visual Acuity; Vitrectomy
• Online Access: https://scholarbank.nus.edu.sg/handle/10635/161241
• Institution: National University of Singapore

10.1371/journal.pone.0191173