Traumatic endophthalmitis caused by Enterococcus raffinosus and Enterobacter gergoviae | Zendy

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Traumatic endophthalmitis caused by Enterococcus raffinosus and Enterobacter gergoviae

Author(s) -

KuanJen Chen,

KoJen Yang,

ChiChin Sun,

Ling Yeung

Publication year - 2009

Publication title -

journal of medical microbiology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.91

H-Index - 117

eISSN - 1473-5644

pISSN - 0022-2615

DOI - 10.1099/jmm.0.008482-0

Subject(s) - vitrectomy , pars plana , endophthalmitis , amikacin , enterococcus , medicine , vancomycin , visual acuity , enterobacter , ophthalmology , surgery , microbiology and biotechnology , antibiotics , biology , staphylococcus aureus , bacteria , escherichia coli , biochemistry , genetics , gene

We report a rare case of polymicrobial traumatic endophthalmitis caused by Enterococcus raffinosus and Enterobacter gergoviae with successful interventions of complete pars plana vitrectomy with intravitreal injections of vancomycin and amikacin. In addition, the patient achieved a favourable visual acuity of 20/200.

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