title: Scleral buckle infection bySerratiaspecies.
abstract: We describe a rare case of scleral buckle (SB) infection withSerratiaspecies. A 48-year-old male with a history of retinal detachment repair with scleral buckling presented with redness, pain, and purulent discharge in the left eye for 4 days. Conjunctival erosion with exposure of the SB and scleral thinning was noted. The SB was removed and sent for culture. Blood and chocolate agar grew Gram-negative rod-shaped bacillus identified asSerratia marcescens. On the basis of the susceptibility test results, the patient was treated with oral and topical antibiotics. After 6 weeks of the treatment, his infection resolved.
authors.affiliation: Department of Retina and Vitreous, Dr. Shroff's Charity Eye Hospital, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Ramesh
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Venkatesh
authors.affiliation: Department of Retina and Vitreous, Dr. Shroff's Charity Eye Hospital, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Manisha
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Agarwal
authors.affiliation: Department of Retina and Vitreous, Dr. Shroff's Charity Eye Hospital, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Shalini
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.affiliation: Department of Retina and Vitreous, Dr. Shroff's Charity Eye Hospital, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Rahul
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Mayor
authors.affiliation: Department of Retina and Vitreous, Dr. Shroff's Charity Eye Hospital, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Aditya
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bansal
keywords: Buckle erosion; Serratia marcescens; scleral buckle infection