title: Staphylococcus hominis endophthalmitis associated with a capsular hypopyon.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To report a case of Staphylococcus hominis endophthalmitis associated with a capsular hypopyon.
  
  
  METHODS
  Interventional case report.
  
  
  METHODS
  A 51-year-old man presented with chronic postcataract extraction inflammation and underwent vitrectomy, partial capsulectomy, and intravitreal antibiotic injections, followed by explantation of the intraocular lens and capsule.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A capsular hypopyon in the absence of an anterior chamber hypopyon was noted. Cultures of the vitreous and capsule revealed Staphylococcus hominis, a coagulase-negative gram-positive organism.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  We are unaware of previous reports of endophthalmitis caused by Staphylococcus hominis, and could find none in a computerized search using MEDLINE. This case adds Staphylococcus hominis to the list of causative organisms in chronic endophthalmitis and illustrates the rare finding of a capsular hypopyon.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee,Wisconsin, USA. Miyer@bcm.tmc.edu
authors.forename: Mohan N
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Iyer
authors.forename: William J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Wirostko
authors.forename: Steve H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Kenneth B
authors.initials: KB
authors.lastname: Simons
mesh_terms: D000583:Amikacin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002908:Chronic Disease; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination / Q000627:therapeutic use; D009877:Endophthalmitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D015818:Eye Infections, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D007903:Lens Capsule, Crystalline / Q000382:microbiology*; D019654:Lens Implantation, Intraocular; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018918:Phacoemulsification; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D041181:Staphylococcus hominis / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D013492:Suppuration / Q000382:microbiology*; D014640:Vancomycin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014822:Vitreous Body / Q000382:microbiology
chemical_list: D014640:Vancomycin; D000583:Amikacin