title: [Listeria monocytogenes endophthalmitis].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Listeria monocytogenes is a rare cause of endogenous endophthalmitis. Controversy exists concerning clinical progress and prognosis in this bacterial infection. However, only a few reports about the clinical features have been previously published in the literature.
  
  
  METHODS
  The case of a 24-year-old woman is reported. She developed an endogenous endophthalmitis within 3 weeks. The patient received a pars-plana vitrectomy showing Listeria monocytogenes in the vitreous body. An intensive antibiotic therapy was initiated (local, subconjunctival, intravitreal and systemic). Visual acuity was increased from hand motion to 0.5 by the end of the clinical attendance and to 1.0 three months later. There were no hints concerning systemic manifestation of listeriosis or granuloma formation.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Frequently, endogenous endophthalmitis has a very poor prognosis. However, the presented case report describes a very prosperous progress of endogenous endophthalmitis caused by an infection with Listeria monocytogenes.
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Augenheilkunde der Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena. Regine.Augsten@med.uni-jena.de
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Augsten
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Königsdörffer
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Dawczynski
authors.forename: K-D
authors.initials: KD
authors.lastname: Schröder
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Pfister
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination / Q000627:therapeutic use; D009877:Endophthalmitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008089:Listeria monocytogenes; D008088:Listeriosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D014792:Visual Acuity / Q000502:physiology; D014821:Vitrectomy; D014822:Vitreous Body / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents