title: Trauma-induced endophthalmitis caused by Acinetobacter anitratus.
abstract: A 56-year-old man sustained an intraocular injury by a piece of steel followed by endophthalmitis, which resolved after lensectomy, vitrectomy, and intravitreal injections of gentamicin. Acinetobacter anitratus was the organism responsible for the endophthalmitis. It is a Gram-negative polymorphic organism that can resemble several other pathogens and possesses unpredictable antibiotic susceptibility. A. anitratus is an important cause of nosocomial infection but has not previously been reported as a cause of endophthalmitis following trauma.
mesh_terms: D000151:Acinetobacter Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D009877:Endophthalmitis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D005129:Eye Foreign Bodies / Q000150:complications*; D005839:Gentamicins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
chemical_list: D005839:Gentamicins