Pseudomonas cepacia endophthalmitis

A 72-year-old white man who had undergone surgical trabeculectomy and extracapsular cataract extraction with a posterior-chamber lens implantation in the left eye suffered from chronic iridocyclitis for eight months. He subsequently presented with acute hypopyon and vitritis. Anterior-chamber and vi...

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Published in:	Annals of ophthalmology (Birmingham) Vol. 17; no. 12; p. 753
Main Authors:	Del Piero, E, Pennett, M, Leopold, I
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States 01-12-1985
Subjects:	Aged Cataract Extraction Cefotaxime - therapeutic use Endophthalmitis - diagnosis Gentamicins - therapeutic use Glaucoma - surgery Humans Iritis - diagnosis Laser Therapy Lenses, Intraocular Male Penicillin Resistance Piperacillin - therapeutic use Pseudomonas - pathogenicity Pseudomonas Infections - diagnosis Recurrence Surgical Wound Infection - diagnosis Trabecular Meshwork - surgery Vitreous Body
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Summary:	A 72-year-old white man who had undergone surgical trabeculectomy and extracapsular cataract extraction with a posterior-chamber lens implantation in the left eye suffered from chronic iridocyclitis for eight months. He subsequently presented with acute hypopyon and vitritis. Anterior-chamber and vitreous cultures were positive for Pseudomonas cepacia. The infection was successfully treated with subconjunctival piperacillin, intravitreal cefotaxime, and intravenous piperacillin and gentamicin. To our knowledge, this is the first documented case of Pseudomonas cepacia endophthalmitis.
ISSN:	0003-4886