Abstract:Purpose to-Report the largest outbreak of infectious endophthalmitis after intravitreal injection (IVI) of bevacizumab (BCZ) from a single-use vial to 14 Libyan patients.
Design-A retrospective non-comparative case series.Methods-Medical records and microbiology results of 13 out of 14 endophthalmitis patients who were injected with BCZ on two consecutive days September 3 and September 4, 2019, were reviewed.Results -Fourteen patients were injected by four physicians on 2 consecutive days with BCZ, prepared by… Show more
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