Only secondary endogenous (38%) and exogenous (5%) pneumonias are to be considered true nosocomial infections caused by breaches of hygiene. Exogenous infections were remarkably uncommon in this ...
However, the exact proportion of acquisition in the operating theater versus during postoperative wound care or secondary infection, and the proportion of endogenous versus exogenous origin in the ...
Exogenous endophthalmitis This is a rare but serious infection caused by eye surgery complications, penetrating ocular trauma (being stabbed in the eye with a sharp object) or foreign bodies in ...