TY - JOUR
T1 - Endophthalmitis caused by Klebsiella species
AU - Scott, Ingrid U.
AU - Matharoo, Neil
AU - Flynn, Harry W.
AU - Miller, Darlene
N1 - Funding Information:
Supported in part by Research to Prevent Blindness, Inc, New York, New York.
Copyright:
Copyright 2012 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2004/10
Y1 - 2004/10
N2 - To investigate clinical settings, antibiotic sensitivities, and visual outcomes associated with endophthalmitis caused by Klebsiella species. Retrospective case series. Record review of patients with endophthalmitis caused by Klebsiella (1984 through2003). Clinical settings included cataract surgery (one eye), trauma (two), perforated corneal ulcer (one), and endogenous associated with hepatic abscess (one). Pretreatment vision was hand motions or better in four eyes (80%). Initial treatment was enucleation (one eye), pars plana vitrectomy (two), and vitreous tap and injection (two); intravitreal antibiotics were administered to all nonenucleated eyes. Klebsiella was sensitive to one or more antibioticsadministered initially in all cases. In nonenucleated eyes, final acuity was ≥20/400 in two, 1/200 in one, and light perception in one. Despite treatment with appropriate antibiotics, endophthalmitis caused by Klebsiella species is associated with generally poor visual outcomes.
AB - To investigate clinical settings, antibiotic sensitivities, and visual outcomes associated with endophthalmitis caused by Klebsiella species. Retrospective case series. Record review of patients with endophthalmitis caused by Klebsiella (1984 through2003). Clinical settings included cataract surgery (one eye), trauma (two), perforated corneal ulcer (one), and endogenous associated with hepatic abscess (one). Pretreatment vision was hand motions or better in four eyes (80%). Initial treatment was enucleation (one eye), pars plana vitrectomy (two), and vitreous tap and injection (two); intravitreal antibiotics were administered to all nonenucleated eyes. Klebsiella was sensitive to one or more antibioticsadministered initially in all cases. In nonenucleated eyes, final acuity was ≥20/400 in two, 1/200 in one, and light perception in one. Despite treatment with appropriate antibiotics, endophthalmitis caused by Klebsiella species is associated with generally poor visual outcomes.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.ajo.2004.04.051
DO - 10.1016/j.ajo.2004.04.051
M3 - Article
C2 - 15488803
AN - SCOPUS:7044222848
SN - 0002-9394
VL - 138
SP - 662
EP - 663
JO - American Journal of Ophthalmology
JF - American Journal of Ophthalmology
IS - 4
ER -