Center of Ophthalmology Tadeu Cvintal, São Paulo, Brazil.
Am J Infect Control. 2012 Feb;40(1):e1-3. doi: 10.1016/j.ajic.2011.05.017. Epub 2011 Sep 1.
This article describes a postoperative endophthalmitis (POE) surveillance system in place in a specialized ophthalmologic center in São Paulo, Brazil. The study involved a review of medical records from 2004-2009, during which a total of 31,999 intraocular surgeries were performed. Nineteen of these cases fulfilled the criteria for POE, for an infection rate of 0.06%. The main etiologic agent causing POE was Pseudomonas aeruginosa, identified in 42.1% of the cases (8/19).
本文介绍了巴西圣保罗一家专业眼科中心的术后眼内炎（POE）监测系统。该研究回顾了 2004 年至 2009 年的病历，在此期间共进行了 31999 例眼内手术。其中 19 例符合 POE 标准，感染率为 0.06%。引起 POE 的主要病原体是绿脓假单胞菌，在 42.1%的病例中（8/19）检测到该菌。
