A cluster of acute-onset postoperative endophthalmitis over a 1-month period: investigation of an outbreak caused by uncommon species

AKCAKAYA A. A., SARGIN F., ERBIL H. H., Yazici S., YAYLALI S. A., MESCI C., ...More

BRITISH JOURNAL OF OPHTHALMOLOGY, vol.95, no.4, pp.481-484, 2011 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 95 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 2011
  • Doi Number: 10.1136/bjo.2009.177709
  • Journal Name: BRITISH JOURNAL OF OPHTHALMOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.481-484
  • Istanbul University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Aim To report the clinical course, treatment response and prognosis of eight cases which developed acute-onset postoperative endophthalmitis over a 1-month period.