Actinomyces viscosus postoperative endophthalmitis.
Endophthalmitis, attributable to Actinomyces viscosus, developed in a 78-year-old man after cataract surgery. Postoperative endophthalmitis with this organism is a rare occurrence. This report emphasizes the importance of the Actinomyces species as potential eye pathogens and presents antimicrobial susceptibility data for the isolate.
Scarano
F J
FJ
Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Hartford Hospital, CT, USA.
Ruddat
M S
MS
Robinson
A
A
D016924:Actinomyces viscosus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D000196:Actinomycosis / Q000382:microbiology*; D000368:Aged; D002387:Cataract Extraction; D009877:Endophthalmitis / Q000382:microbiology*; D015818:Eye Infections, Bacterial / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications