Declining Incidence of Neonatal Endophthalmitis in the United States
Moshfeghi A, Charalel R, Hernandez-Boussard T, Morton J, Moshfeghi D. Declining Incidence of Neonatal Endophthalmitis in the United States. American Journal Of Ophthalmology 2011, 151: 59-65.e1. PMID: 20970776, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajo.2010.07.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRetinopathy of prematurityRisk factorsBirth weightLive birthsNationwide Inpatient Sample databaseRetrospective cohort studyLow birth weightAssociated risk factorsIncidence of endophthalmitisSignificant risk factorsMain outcome measuresEndophthalmitis developmentSystemic bacteremiaEndogenous endophthalmitisCohort studyHospital dischargeHospitalized infantsOutcome measuresEndophthalmitisInternational ClassificationIncidenceStudy periodSample databaseNinth EditionBacteremia