Rhizobium (Agrobacterium) radiobacter identified as a cause of chronic endophthalmitis subsequent to cataract extraction.
Herein, we report a case of chronic endophthalmitis caused by a ceftazidime-resistant Rhizobium radiobacter strain in a 62-year-old male. The patient underwent an uneventful cataract extraction of the right eye a week prior to the appearance of symptoms (pain, redness, and blurring vision) which developed following a golf outing. Upon admission the patient received an emergency vitrectomy. The patient remained symptomatic, and R. radiobacter was isolated repeatedly from vitreous fluid cultures over a 5-month period. Ultimately, the infection responded to intravitreal gentamicin, oral ciprofloxacin, and removal of the lens implant.
Namdari
Hassan
H
Clinical Laboratories Inc, Throop, Pennsylvania 18512, USA. hnamdari@clinical.com
Hamzavi
Sirus
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Peairs
Randall R
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D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D002387:Cataract Extraction; D002908:Chronic Disease; D009877:Endophthalmitis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery; D016905:Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D008875:Middle Aged; D012231:Rhizobium / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification*
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents