ArticlePathogens (Basel, Switzerland)2026
Outbreak Investigation of
Min A Lim, Na Young Hong, Sook Hee Park, Myung Hee Kim, Youkyoung Kim, Ji Hong Park, Dong Gyu Park, Hee Young Hwang, Seok Ju Yoo, Ji Hyuk Park and 1 more
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In one paragraphArticle in Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland), 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.
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Min A LimDepartment of Preventive Medicine, College of Medicine, Dongguk University, Gyeongju 38066, Republic of Korea.ORCID 0009-0005-6121-9457 Na Young HongDepartment of Preventive Medicine, College of Medicine, Dongguk University, Gyeongju 38066, Republic of Korea.ORCID 0000-0001-6409-0461 Sook Hee ParkGyeongbuk Center for Infectious Diseases Control and Prevention, Andong 36759, Republic of Korea.ORCID 0009-0008-5135-8965 Myung Hee KimDivision of Public Medicine, Gyeongsangbuk-do Provincial Government, Andong 36759, Republic of Korea.
Youkyoung KimDivision of Public Medicine, Gyeongsangbuk-do Provincial Government, Andong 36759, Republic of Korea.ORCID 0009-0000-0482-0864 Ji Hong ParkDivision of Public Medicine, Gyeongsangbuk-do Provincial Government, Andong 36759, Republic of Korea.
Dong Gyu ParkDivision of Infectious Disease Research, Gyeongsangbuk-do Health & Environment Research Center, Yeongcheon 38874, Republic of Korea.
Hee Young HwangDivision of Infectious Disease Research, Gyeongsangbuk-do Health & Environment Research Center, Yeongcheon 38874, Republic of Korea.ORCID 0000-0002-0835-4175 Seok Ju YooDepartment of Preventive Medicine, College of Medicine, Dongguk University, Gyeongju 38066, Republic of Korea.ORCID 0000-0001-9764-8097 Ji Hyuk ParkDepartment of Preventive Medicine, College of Medicine, Dongguk University, Gyeongju 38066, Republic of Korea.ORCID 0000-0002-7359-1847 Kwan LeeDepartment of Preventive Medicine, College of Medicine, Dongguk University, Gyeongju 38066, Republic of Korea.ORCID 0000-0003-2554-4170 Funding
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6 · The paper itselfAbstract
Postoperative endophthalmitis is a rare but severe complication of cataract surgery that may lead to significant visual impairment and can occasionally present as clusters or outbreaks linked to lapses in infection control. On 29 October 2025, three cases of postoperative endophthalmitis following cataract surgery at an ophthalmology clinic (Clinic A) in Yeongju, Republic of Korea, were reported to public health authorities. All cases were confirmed as
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Cataract ExtractionDisease OutbreaksEndophthalmitisPseudomonas aeruginosaPseudomonas InfectionsAgedAged, 80 and overCross InfectionElectrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-FieldFemaleHumansInfection ControlMaleMiddle AgedRepublic of Koreacataract surgeryendophthalmitisenvironmental samplinginfection controlPseudomonas aeruginosa
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PMCPMC13209819
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