Risk Factors for Endophthalmitis Following Open Globe Injuries: A 17-Year Analysis.

Asad Farooq DurraniPeter Y ZhaoYunshu ZhouMichael HuvardLyna AzzouzJason M KeilStephen T ArmentiVaidehi S DedaniaDavid C MuschDavid N Zacks

Published in: Clinical ophthalmology (Auckland, N.Z.) (2021)

Prompt globe closure and subconjunctival antibiotics may reduce the risk of endophthalmitis in OGI. Furthermore, our practice of a one-time dose of systemic prophylactic antibiotics, and intravitreal antibiotics if intraocular foreign body (IOFB) removal is delayed, was not found to increase the rate of endophthalmitis.

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