Post-traumatic endophthalmitis.
In a group of 615 cases of perforating trauma, 25 cases (4%) of proven endophthalmitis were seen. The percentage of Bacillus infections was unusually high compared to other types of endophthalmitis (3.8% for the whole group, 31% for the group with intraocular foreign bodies). Bacillus cases have a very poor outcome and in fact the overall functional results in the post-traumatic endophthalmitis group were poorer than in other categories.
Department of Ophthalmology, University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium.
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D003315:Cornea / Q000382:microbiology; D065306:Corneal Injuries; D009877:Endophthalmitis / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D005129:Eye Foreign Bodies / Q000150:complications*; D015818:Eye Infections, Bacterial / Q000209:etiology*; D015807:Eye Injuries, Penetrating / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D011379:Prognosis; D012590:Sclera / Q000293:injuries / Q000382:microbiology; D014792:Visual Acuity