REDUCING ORAL FLORA CONTAMINATION OF INTRAVITREAL INJECTIONS WITH FACE MASK OR SILENCE

2011109 citationsJournal Article

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Rishi R. Doshi · California Pacific Medical Center

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The use of a face mask and avoidance of talking each significantly decreased the dispersion of bacteria. Even without these interventions, plates pretreated with povidone-iodine demonstrated the least bacterial growth.

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Ocular Infections and Treatments Intraocular Surgery and Lenses Ocular Surface and Contact Lens

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Published in: Retina

Volume Publish Ahead of Print, Issue 3, pp. 473-6

DOI: 10.1097/iae.0b013e31822c2958

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REDUCING ORAL FLORA CONTAMINATION OF INTRAVITREAL INJECTIONS WITH FACE MASK OR SILENCE

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