Post-cataract surgery endophthalmitis outbreak caused by multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Date
2012Author

Pappa, O.

Ftika, L.
Maragos, Antonios
Kaitsa, H.
Protonotariou, E.
Diza, Evdoxia
Georgiadis, N.
Vatopoulos, A.
Nikolaidis, Pavlos
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American Journal of Infection ControlVolume
40Issue
1Pages
75-77Google Scholar check
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In June 2010, a severe outbreak of 13 cases of postcataract surgery endophthalmitis caused by multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa occurred. Pulse-field gel electrophoresis in eye isolates found 95% genetic similarity; however, extensive environmental and carriage investigation revealed no source of infection.