title: Post traumatic polymicrobial endophthalmitis, including Neisseria subflava.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York 11219, USA. SShoba@msn.com
authors.forename: Shobha
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: Norman A
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Saffra
authors.forename: Edward K
authors.initials: EK
authors.lastname: Chapnick
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents