The Influence of Hospital Environment on Eyes Infections in Medical Staff

Ziv Hospital90 enrolled

Overview

The investigators want to find out if there is any difference between the microbiotic flora lining the conjunctiva of medical staff that work in the hospital and others who do not work in the hospital.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Purpose

DIAGNOSTIC

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Eye Infections

Interventions

microbiologic sampleOTHER

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 70 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * healthy medical workers. Exclusion Criteria: * any ocular disease. * previous ocular surgery.

Locations (1)

Ziv Medical Center

Safed, Israel

RECRUITING

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

significant difference in the bacterial flora of conjunctiva

Time frame: 12 months

Central Contacts

Joseph Pikkel, M.D

CONTACT

pikel.y@ziv.health.gov.il

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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