Evaluation of bacterial contamination rate of the anterior chamber during phacoemulsification surgery using an automated microbial detection system

<b>AIM:</b>To assess the incidence of anterior chamber bacterial contamination during phacoemulsification surgery using an automated microbial detection system (BacT/Alert).<b>METHODS:</b>Sixty-nine eyes of 60 patients who had uneventful phacoemulsification surgery, enrolled...

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Main Authors: Ibrahim Kocak, Funda Kocak, Bahri Teker, Ali Aydin, Faruk Kaya, Hakan Baybora
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Press of International Journal of Ophthalmology (IJO PRESS) 2014-08-01
Series:International Journal of Ophthalmology
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Online Access:http://www.ijo.cn/en_publish/2014/4/20140419.pdf