Evaluation of bacterial contamination rate of the anterior chamber during phacoemulsification surgery using an automated microbial detection system.

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Published in Int J Ophthalmol on August 18, 2014

Authors

Ibrahim Kocak1, Funda Kocak2, Bahri Teker1, Ali Aydin3, Faruk Kaya1, Hakan Baybora1

Author Affiliations

1: Nisa Hospital, Fatih cad, Cobancesme mah, Bahcelievler, Istanbul 34196, Turkey.
2: Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Basaksehir state hospital, Basaksehir, Istanbul 34306, Turkey.
3: Nisa Hospital, Fatih cad, Cobancesme mah, Bahcelievler, Istanbul 34196, Turkey ; Department of Ophthalmology, Medipol University Hospital, Bagcılar, Istanbul 34214, Turkey.

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