TY  - GEN
AB  - Multi-use ophthalmic medications are a potential cause of ocular infection and carry a risk of transmitting pathogenic microorganisms. The incidence of microbial contamination of eye dropper bottles varies widely in the literature, ranging from 0.07% to 70% and not all ophthalmic solutions carry equal risk of contamination. This pilot study seeks to compare the rates of microbial contamination among multi-use ophthalmic solutions in an outpatient clinic after 28 days of use.
AD  - Oregon Health and Science University
AU  - Kostur, Nina
DA  - 2023
DO  - 10.6083/vt150k30j
DO  - DOI
ED  - Michelet, Courtney
ED  - Coulter, Felicity J.
ED  - Messer, William B.
ED  - Chen, Aiyin
ED  - Co-PI
ED  - Co-PI
ED  - Co-PI
ED  - Mentor
ID  - 10065
KW  - Ophthalmic Solutions
KW  - Medical Waste
KW  - Eye Infections
KW  - Infection Control
L1  - https://digitalcollections.ohsu.edu/record/10065/files/Kostur.Nina.2023.pdf
L2  - https://digitalcollections.ohsu.edu/record/10065/files/Kostur.Nina.2023.pdf
L4  - https://digitalcollections.ohsu.edu/record/10065/files/Kostur.Nina.2023.pdf
LK  - https://digitalcollections.ohsu.edu/record/10065/files/Kostur.Nina.2023.pdf
N2  - Multi-use ophthalmic medications are a potential cause of ocular infection and carry a risk of transmitting pathogenic microorganisms. The incidence of microbial contamination of eye dropper bottles varies widely in the literature, ranging from 0.07% to 70% and not all ophthalmic solutions carry equal risk of contamination. This pilot study seeks to compare the rates of microbial contamination among multi-use ophthalmic solutions in an outpatient clinic after 28 days of use.
PB  - Oregon Health and Science University
PY  - 2023
T1  - Development and characterization of a method for assessing microbial contamination rates of multi-use ophthalmic solutions
TI  - Development and characterization of a method for assessing microbial contamination rates of multi-use ophthalmic solutions
UR  - https://digitalcollections.ohsu.edu/record/10065/files/Kostur.Nina.2023.pdf
Y1  - 2023
ER  -