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High-resolution genotyping of Pseudomonas aeruginosa strains linked to acute post cataract surgery endophthalmitis outbreaks in India.
Annals of clinical microbiology and antimicrobials - 12 Dec 2005
Kenchappa Prashanth, Sangwan Virender S, Ahmed Niyaz, Rao K Rajender, Pathengay Avinash, Mathai Annie, Mansoori Tarannum, Das Taraprasad, Hasnain Seyed E, Sharma Savitri
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BACKGROUND: Investigation of two independent outbreaks of post cataract surgery endophthalmitis identified the reservoir of epidemic strains of P. aeruginosa. METHODS: Patient isolates cultured from vitreous fluid of all the nine cases and from the peripheral devices of phacoemulsification machine were subjected to high-resolution Fluorescent Amplified Fragment Length Polymorphism (FAFLP) analysis. RESULTS: FAFLP...
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