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A prospective evaluation of anterior chamber contamination following cataract surgery. 2009

Debabrata Das, and Somnath Das, and Sabyasachi Bandyopadhyay, and Kanchan Kumar Mondal, and Biswarup Ray, and Amitava Das, and A Chakrabarti, and Asim Kumar Dey
Department of Ophthalmology, RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata 700004.

Anterior chamber aspirate cultures were done in 57 patients who underwent uncomplicated manual small incision cataract surgery with posterior chamber intra-ocular lens implantation. The aspirates were collected at the time of wound closures. The specimens were immediately inoculated into blood agar, chocolate agar and thioglycolate broth. The cultures were incubated at 37 degrees C with 5% CO2 and held for 5 days. Out of 57 patients 8 (14%) had culture positive anterior chamber aspirates. Coagulase negative staphylococcus was the commonest (62%). No anaerobic organism was detected. None of the eyes developed endophthalmitis. The study concluded that the strict aseptic measures, the antimicrobial property of the aqueous humour or small inoculum size could be the possible factors to prevent fulminating infection.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D008875 Middle Aged An adult aged 45 - 64 years. Middle Age
D009877 Endophthalmitis Suppurative inflammation of the tissues of the internal structures of the eye frequently associated with an infection. Ophthalmia,Infectious Endophthalmitis,Endophthalmitides,Endophthalmitides, Infectious,Endophthalmitis, Infectious,Infectious Endophthalmitides,Ophthalmias
D011446 Prospective Studies Observation of a population for a sufficient number of persons over a sufficient number of years to generate incidence or mortality rates subsequent to the selection of the study group. Prospective Study,Studies, Prospective,Study, Prospective
D002387 Cataract Extraction The removal of a cataractous CRYSTALLINE LENS from the eye. Enzymatic Zonulolysis,Phakectomy,Cataract Extractions,Enzymatic Zonulolyses,Extraction, Cataract,Extractions, Cataract,Phakectomies,Zonulolyses, Enzymatic,Zonulolysis, Enzymatic
D005260 Female Females
D005500 Follow-Up Studies Studies in which individuals or populations are followed to assess the outcome of exposures, procedures, or effects of a characteristic, e.g., occurrence of disease. Followup Studies,Follow Up Studies,Follow-Up Study,Followup Study,Studies, Follow-Up,Studies, Followup,Study, Follow-Up,Study, Followup
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000368 Aged A person 65 years of age or older. For a person older than 79 years, AGED, 80 AND OVER is available. Elderly
D000867 Anterior Chamber The space in the eye, filled with aqueous humor, bounded anteriorly by the cornea and a small portion of the sclera and posteriorly by a small portion of the ciliary body, the iris, and that part of the crystalline lens which presents through the pupil. (Cline et al., Dictionary of Visual Science, 4th ed, p109) Anterior Chambers,Chamber, Anterior,Chambers, Anterior

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