Detection of staphylococcus species by polymerase chain reaction in late-onset endophthalmitis after cataract surgery and posterior capsulotomy.
We report a case of late-onset endophthalmitis that developed 5 years after an uneventful phacoemulsification with implantation of a posterior chamber intraocular lens. Posterior capsulotomy was performed with by Nd:YAG laser 1 month after the cataract surgery. Polymerase chain reaction with agarose gel electrophoresis identified a Staphylococcus species in a sample from the aqueous humour. The endophthalmitis was responsive to medical therapy including antibiotic agents, and it resolved without any surgical intervention.
Mochizuki
Kiyofumi
K
Murase
Hiroki
H
Sawada
Akira
A
Suzuki
Takashi
T
D000368:Aged; D002387:Cataract Extraction / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D009877:Endophthalmitis / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007903:Lens Capsule, Crystalline / Q000601:surgery*; D013508:Ophthalmologic Surgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis; D013212:Staphylococcus epidermidis / Q000235:genetics*
D004269:DNA, Bacterial