Outbreak of postoperative endophthalmitis in a Thai tertiary care center

Anucha Apisarnthanarak; Supanee Jirajariyavej; Kanokporn Thongphubeth; Chananart Yuekyen; David K. Warren; Victoria J. Fraser

doi:10.1086/587809

Outbreak of postoperative endophthalmitis in a Thai tertiary care center

Anucha Apisarnthanarak, Supanee Jirajariyavej, Kanokporn Thongphubeth, Chananart Yuekyen, David K. Warren, Victoria J. Fraser

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Abstract

We performed a study with a 1:3 ratio of case patients (n = 11) to control patients (n = 33) to evaluate risk factors for postoperative endophthalmitis in a Thai tertiary care center. Multivariate analysis revealed that diabetes mellitus and surgeon A were associated risk factors. Preoperative diabetes mellitus control and the improvement of infection control practices led to the termination of the outbreak.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	564-566
Number of pages	3
Journal	Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology
Volume	29
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1086/587809
State	Published - Jun 1 2008

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Apisarnthanarak, A., Jirajariyavej, S., Thongphubeth, K., Yuekyen, C., Warren, D. K., & Fraser, V. J. (2008). Outbreak of postoperative endophthalmitis in a Thai tertiary care center. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, 29(6), 564-566. https://doi.org/10.1086/587809

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