Evaluation of bacterial contamination rate of the anterior chamber during phacoemulsification surgery using an automated microbial detection system
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1Nisa Hospital, Fatih cad, Cobancesme mah, Bahcelievler, Istanbul 34196, Turkey;
2Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Basaksehir state hospital, Basaksehir, Istanbul 34306, Turkey;
3Department of Ophthalmology, Medipol University Hospital, Bagcılar, Istanbul 34214, Turkey

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Conflicts of Interest: Conflicts of Interest: Kocak I, None; Kocak F, None; Teker B, None; Aydin A, None; Kaya F, None; Baybora H, None

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    AIM:To assess the incidence of anterior chamber bacterial contamination during phacoemulsification surgery using an automated microbial detection system (BacT/Alert).METHODS:Sixty-nine eyes of 60 patients who had uneventful phacoemulsification surgery, enrolled in this prospective study. No prophylactic topical or systemic antibiotics were used before surgery. After antisepsis with povidone-iodine, two intraoperative anterior chamber aqueous samples were obtained, the first whilst entering anterior chamber, and the second at the end of surgery. BacT/Alert culture system was used to detect bacterial contamination in the aqueous samples.RESULTS: Neither aqueous samples obtained at the beginning nor conclusion of the surgery was positive for microorganisms on BacT/Alert culture system. The rate of bacterial contamination during surgery was 0%. None of the eyes developed acute-onset endophthalmitis after surgery.CONCLUSION:In this study, no bacterial contamination of anterior chamber was observed during cataract surgery. This result shows that meticulous surgical preparation and technique can prevent anterior chamber contamination during phacoemulsification cataract surgery.

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Ibrahim Kocak, Funda Kocak, Bahri Teker, et al. Evaluation of bacterial contamination rate of the anterior chamber during phacoemulsification surgery using an automated microbial detection system. Int J Ophthalmol, 2014,7(4):686-688

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  • Received:July 06,2013
  • Revised:September 09,2013
  • Adopted:September 09,2013
  • Online: August 15,2014
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