title: Late-onset Haemophilus Influenzae endophthalmitis in an immunized child after Baerveldt implant.
abstract: Endophthalmitis after a glaucoma drainage implant is uncommon. In a case series of drainage implant-associated endophthalmitis, tube exposure was present in all cases.(1) Among the organisms cultured from these eyes was Haemophilus influenzae. After the introduction of the H. influenzae type b vaccine, infections related to this bacterium dramatically decreased in children. We report a case of late-onset H. influenzae endophthalmitis in an immunized child after bilateral glaucoma drainage implants without evidence of conjunctival erosion or wound dehiscence.
authors.affiliation: University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.
authors.forename: Agnieszka
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Trzcinka
authors.forename: Francis P
authors.initials: FP
authors.lastname: Soans
authors.forename: Steven M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Archer
authors.forename: Sayoko E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Moroi
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002675:Child, Preschool; D009877:Endophthalmitis; D015818:Eye Infections, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000628:therapy; D018463:Filtering Surgery / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005901:Glaucoma / Q000276:immunology / Q000601:surgery; D020327:Glaucoma Drainage Implants / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006192:Haemophilus Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000628:therapy; D018073:Haemophilus Vaccines / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006193:Haemophilus influenzae / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016459:Prosthesis-Related Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000628:therapy; D012086:Reoperation; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D018073:Haemophilus Vaccines