From August 1996 through June 1998, 69 ventilated, intensive care unit patients at two Arizona hospitals had nosocomial respiratory tract cultures positive for Burkholderia cepacia. Intrinsically contaminated alcohol-free mouthwash was identified by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis as the source of the outbreak.
Purpose: To establish the optimum timing of follow-up after probing for uncomplicated congenital nasolacrimal duct obstruction.
Methods: A retrospective review of notes of all patients probed over a 4-year period was performed. Timing of symptom resolution was evaluated and compared to the results of a questionnaire sent to all parents in June 1996.
Results: Most patients were asymptomatic or improved by 3 months postoperatively, and the long-term success rate was 96.6%.
Conclusion: Optimum timing of follow-up should be 3 months postoperatively, if necessary at all.
Journal of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus 2001;38:163-165.
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