title: Detection of staphylococcus species by polymerase chain reaction in late-onset endophthalmitis after cataract surgery and posterior capsulotomy.
abstract: 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.
authors.forename: Kiyofumi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Mochizuki
authors.forename: Hiroki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Murase
authors.forename: Akira
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sawada
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Suzuki
mesh_terms: 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*
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial