@article{3152421, title = "Post-cataract surgery endophthalmitis outbreak caused by multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa", author = "Maltezou, Helena C. and Pappa, Olga and Nikolopoulos, Georgios and and Ftika, Lemonia and Maragos, Antonios and Kaitsa, Helen and and Protonotariou, Efthimia and Diza, Eudoxia and Georgiadis, Nikolaos and and Vatopoulos, Alkiviadis and Nicolaidis, Pavlos", journal = "American Journal of Infection Control", year = "2012", volume = "40", number = "1", pages = "75-77", publisher = "MOSBY-ELSEVIER", issn = "0196-6553, 1527-3296", doi = "10.1016/j.ajic.2011.02.007", keywords = "Epidemic; Nosocomial; Eye; Cataract", abstract = "In June 2010, a severe outbreak of 13 cases of post-cataract surgery endophthalmitis caused by multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa occurred. Pulse-field gel electrophoresis in eye isolates found 95% genetic similarity; however, extensive environmental and carriage investigation revealed no source of infection. Copyright (C) 2012 by the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved." }