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Endophthalmitis Caused by Kocuria Kristinae

Authors :
Prashanth G. Iyer
Noy Ashkenazy
Stephanie J. Weiss
Darlene Miller
Harry W. Flynn Jr.
Source :
Case Reports in Ophthalmology, Vol 13, Iss 2, Pp 408-413 (2022)
Publication Year :
2022
Publisher :
Karger Publishers, 2022.

Abstract

Kocuria is an anaerobic, Gram-positive bacterium, which has been rarely reported to cause endophthalmitis following cataract surgery, intravitreal injections, penetrating ocular trauma, and also secondary to endogenous sources. Visual prognosis is often guarded, with no previous cases reporting a final visual acuity better than 20/60. We describe a young female patient who developed culture-proven Kocuria kristinae endophthalmitis associated with a traumatic scleral rupture. Visual acuity at 2 months of follow-up improved from light perception to 20/50 after treatment with intravitreal antimicrobial therapy and pars plana vitrectomy.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
16632699
Volume :
13
Issue :
2
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Case Reports in Ophthalmology
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.944b0472374940f29d522bf2b9ea9846
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1159/000521318