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Pilot study reveals bacterial contamination in veterinary surgical microscopes, suggesting improvements in cleaning protocols are necessary.
Surgical ophthalmic microscopes may be a source of opportunistic pathogens derived primarily from normal mammalian skin microbiota, particularly in areas contacted by the surgeon. Cleaning protocols of surgical microscopes in veterinary practice vary and further study into effective cleaning methods is warranted.
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