Postoperative endophthalmitis caused by sequestered Acinetobacter calcoaceticus.
OBJECTIVE
To describe postoperative endophthalmitis caused by sequestered Acinetobacter calcoaceticus.


METHODS
Case report. A 40-year-old woman developed recurrence of inflammation after extracapsular cataract extraction with intraocular lens (IOL) implantation. At last recurrence, the capsular bag was studded with white deposits. Intraocular lens was removed along with capsular bag during pars plana vitrectomy.


RESULTS
The capsular bag, when cultured, grew A calcoaceticus. The media remained clear with no evidence of recurrence of infection over a 3-month follow-up.


CONCLUSIONS
Postoperative endophthalmitis similar to that caused by sequestered Propionibacterium acnes can be caused by A calcoaceticus.
Gopal
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Vitreoretinal Services, Sankara Nethralaya, Vision Research Foundation, Chennai, India. MDSAAA35@GIASMD01.vsnl.net.in
Ramaswamy
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AA
Madhavan
H N
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Saswade
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Battu
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D000151:Acinetobacter Infections / Q000150:complications*; D016954:Acinetobacter calcoaceticus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D002387:Cataract Extraction; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination / Q000627:therapeutic use; D009877:Endophthalmitis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D015818:Eye Infections, Bacterial / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007903:Lens Capsule, Crystalline / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery; D019654:Lens Implantation, Intraocular; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D014822:Vitreous Body / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents