title: Brucella melitensis endogenous endophthalmitis.
abstract: A 17-year-old female patient was examined and found to have Brucella-sp.-induced endophthalmitis in her left eye. The specific organism was Brucella melitensis, biotype 3, a known virulent organism. Serum agglutination titres from two independent laboratories were positive, yet of different levels: 1:320 and 1:1,280. Although brucellosis is thought to be eradicated in many countries, it prevails in agrarian environments, where it can be transmitted to man. This report is the first evidence to confirm that B. melitensis is a definitive causative organism of endogenous ocular infection.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University and King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: M F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: al Faran
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001082:Aqueous Humor / Q000382:microbiology; D002002:Brucella / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification; D002006:Brucellosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D009877:Endophthalmitis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D015818:Eye Infections, Bacterial / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D013307:Streptomycin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014605:Uveitis / Q000209:etiology; D014822:Vitreous Body / Q000382:microbiology
chemical_list: D013307:Streptomycin