title: Microbiologic spectrum and susceptibility of isolates in delayed post-cataract surgery endophthalmitis.
abstract: The objective of this study was to evaluate the microbiological spectrum and antimicrobial susceptibility of isolates in delayed post-cataract surgery endophthalmitis. A retrospective review of 33 consecutive patients with culture proven delayed post-cataract surgery endophthalmitis was done from January 2006 to March 2013. There were 22 bacterial and eleven fungal cases. Common isolates were Streptococci (seven cases), coagulase-negative staphylococci (five), Gram-negative bacilli (seven), Nocardia (two), Aspergillus (five), Candida (five). Gram-positive cocci were most susceptible to vancomycin and gatifloxacin (91.7%). Gram-negative isolates were most susceptible to ofloxacin (85.7%). Fungi being slow growing organisms are an important cause of delayed post-cataract surgery endophthalmitis.
authors.affiliation: L V Prasad Eye Institute, GMR Varalakshmi Campus, Visakhapatnam, India.
authors.forename: Animesh
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Jindal
authors.affiliation: L V Prasad Eye Institute, GMR Varalakshmi Campus, Visakhapatnam, India.
authors.forename: Avinash
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pathengay
authors.affiliation: Srimati Kannuri Santhamma Centre for Vitreoretinal Diseases, L V Prasad Eye Institute, KAR Campus, Hyderabad, India.
authors.forename: Subhadra
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jalali
authors.affiliation: Srimati Kannuri Santhamma Centre for Vitreoretinal Diseases, L V Prasad Eye Institute, KAR Campus, Hyderabad, India.
authors.forename: Annie
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mathai
authors.affiliation: Srimati Kannuri Santhamma Centre for Vitreoretinal Diseases, L V Prasad Eye Institute, KAR Campus, Hyderabad, India.
authors.forename: Rajeev Reddy
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Pappuru
authors.affiliation: Srimati Kannuri Santhamma Centre for Vitreoretinal Diseases, L V Prasad Eye Institute, KAR Campus, Hyderabad, India.
authors.forename: Raja
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Narayanan
authors.affiliation: Srimati Kannuri Santhamma Centre for Vitreoretinal Diseases, L V Prasad Eye Institute, KAR Campus, Hyderabad, India.
authors.forename: Jay
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Chhablani
authors.affiliation: L V Prasad Eye Institute, Bhubaneswar Eye Institute, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India ; Jhaveri Microbiology Centre, L V Prasad Eye Institute, KAR Campus, Hyderabad, India.
authors.forename: Savitri
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.affiliation: Srimati Kannuri Santhamma Centre for Vitreoretinal Diseases, L V Prasad Eye Institute, KAR Campus, Hyderabad, India ; L V Prasad Eye Institute, Bhubaneswar Eye Institute, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India.
authors.forename: Taraprasad
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Das
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami, Miami, FL, USA.
authors.forename: Harry W
authors.initials: HW
authors.lastname: Flynn
keywords: antibiotic sensitivity; delayed endophthalmitis; microbiology