title: Postoperative endophthalmitis caused by sequestered Acinetobacter calcoaceticus.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Vitreoretinal Services, Sankara Nethralaya, Vision Research Foundation, Chennai, India. MDSAAA35@GIASMD01.vsnl.net.in
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Gopal
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Ramaswamy
authors.forename: H N
authors.initials: HN
authors.lastname: Madhavan
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Saswade
authors.forename: R R
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Battu
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents