Journal article
Postintravitreal Injection Endophthalmitis: An Infection Control Investigation and Case–Control Analysis of Risk Factors
Abstract
Background:
Intravitreal injection of vascular endothelial growth factor inhibitors with or without steroids is a well-established, effective therapy for several ocular disorders. The expected rate of complications from these injections is low, with meta-analyses reporting 5–6 occurrences of infectious endophthalmitis per 10,000 injections. Through October 2019, our health system observed 8 cases of endophthalmitis among …
Authors
Halsey J; Tischendorf J; Anderson L; Pop-Vicas A; Osman F; Safdar N
Journal
Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, Vol. 41, No. S1, pp. s354–s354
Publisher
Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Publication Date
10 2020
DOI
10.1017/ice.2020.972
ISSN
0899-823X