title: Actinomyces viscosus postoperative endophthalmitis.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Hartford Hospital, CT, USA.
authors.forename: F J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Scarano
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Ruddat
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Robinson
mesh_terms: 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