Serratia marcescens Endophthalmitis

Authors :: Rosalita Vizconde
Jaime Lapuz
Salvador R. Salceda
Source :: Archives of Ophthalmology. 89:163-166
Publication Year :: 1973
Publisher :: American Medical Association (AMA), 1973.
Abstract: A case of Serratia marcescens endophthalmitis following an intracapsular cataract cryoextraction in a diabetic patient is delineated. Appropriate antibiotic therapy failed to control the infection. Intravitreal administration in rabbit eyes of the culture of live bacteria, broth suspension of the dead-disrupted form of the organism, or the bacteria-free culture filtrates produced an infection that mimics the case presented.