PMID: 9431918Feb 12, 1998Paper

Enterobacter cloacae endophthalmitis: report of four cases

Journal of Clinical Microbiology
N OkhraviS Lightman

Abstract

Members of the genus Enterobacter are commensal organisms of the gastrointestinal tract and are considered pathogenic only for patients with lowered resistance to infection (e.g., chronic infection, cancer, or diabetes mellitus) or those with impaired immunity (congenital, acquired, or impaired immunity secondary to therapy). We report on four cases of endophthalmitis caused by Enterobacter cloacae: two in patients with acute postoperative endophthalmitis, one in a patient with delayed bleb-related endophthalmitis, and one in a patient presenting with presumed posttraumatic endophthalmitis. Each patient presented with severe disease many days after the onset of ocular symptoms, and two patients had systemic risk factors accounting for a reduced resistance to infection. Endophthalmitis caused by gram-negative bacilli is characterized by acute onset, rapid progression, and poor final visual outcome. Each of these patients was treated by a standard protocol with intravitreal, systemic, and topical antibiotics and systemic steroids. Despite treatment, the final visual outcomes for three of these patients was no perception of light, and that for one patient remained perception of hand movements only. In common with endophthalmitis c...Continue Reading

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