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Incidence of endophthalmitis after intravitreal injection with and without topical antibiotic prophylaxis.

Sónia Torres-CostaDiogo RamosElisete BrandãoÂngela CarneiroVítor RosasAmandio Rocha-SousaFernando Falcão-ReisManuel S Falcão
Published in: European journal of ophthalmology (2020)
The incidence rate of endophthalmitis in the group with topical antibiotic prophylaxis after intravitreal injection was similar to the group with no prophylaxis. Changing the current clinical practice to no antibiotic prophylaxis had no effect on the incidence of endophthalmitis.
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