Post traumatic polymicrobial endophthalmitis, including Neisseria subflava.
METHODS
To report the second known case of post-traumatic endophthalmitis caused by Neisseria subflava.


METHODS
Interventional case report.


METHODS
A two-year-old child with post-traumatic corneal laceration and uveal prolapse required medical and surgical therapy for endophthalmitis caused by multiple organisms including N. subflava.


RESULTS
After aggressive therapy, patient had a favorable outcome without vision compromise.


CONCLUSIONS
As there is still not a standard protocol for therapy for post-traumatic endopthalmitis, we recommend the use of broad-spectrum antibiotics via intravitreal, intravenous, and topical routes. Consideration of typical and unusual bacteria that have been reported to cause endopthalmitis, as well as the source of injury, should guide antibiotic choice.
Sharma
Shobha
S
Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York 11219, USA. SShoba@msn.com
Saffra
Norman A
NA
Chapnick
Edward K
EK
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D002675:Child, Preschool; D065306:Corneal Injuries; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination / Q000627:therapeutic use; D009877:Endophthalmitis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D015818:Eye Infections, Bacterial / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D015807:Eye Injuries, Penetrating / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009343:Neisseria / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D016870:Neisseriaceae Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D011391:Prolapse; D014603:Uveal Diseases / Q000382:microbiology; D014821:Vitrectomy
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents