Recurrent enterococcal endophthalmitis following cataract surgery: a case report.
Recurrent post-cataract endophthalmitis is a well-recognized postoperative complication that has been attributed to various organisms and different mechanisms. To our knowledge, there is no case of recurrent postoperative endophthalmitis reported where the organism was found to be sequestered in the posterior capsule, escaping total eradication and thus producing the recurrence. The following is a case report of such recurrent postoperative endophthalmitis caused by Enterococcus faecalis sequestered in the posterior capsule.
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Department of Ophthalmology, The George Washington University Medical Center, Washington, DC, USA. fadi@gwis2.circ.gwu.edu
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D000368:Aged; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D001082:Aqueous Humor / Q000382:microbiology; D002387:Cataract Extraction / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination / Q000627:therapeutic use; D009877:Endophthalmitis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D013293:Enterococcus faecalis / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D015818:Eye Infections, Bacterial / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D016908:Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007903:Lens Capsule, Crystalline / Q000382:microbiology; D019654:Lens Implantation, Intraocular; D012008:Recurrence; D014792:Visual Acuity; D014822:Vitreous Body / Q000382:microbiology
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents