Open AccessPosttrabeculectomy Endophthalmitis Caused by Moraxella nonliquefaciens
Author(s) -
Helene Laukeland,
Kåre Bergh,
Lars Bevanger
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
journal of clinical microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.349
H-Index - 255
eISSN - 1070-633X
pISSN - 0095-1137
DOI - 10.1128/jcm.40.7.2668-2670.2002
Subject(s) - endophthalmitis , moraxella , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , antibiotics , respiratory tract infections , bacteria , respiratory system , genetics , anatomy
Moraxella nonliquefaciens , a commensal organism of the upper respiratory tract, is generally considered to have low pathogenic potential. We report here two cases of severe endophthalmitis occurring 9 years and 2 months after glaucoma filtration surgery, respectively. Apart from sulfonamide, very low MICs were recorded for several antibiotics tested. Identification was based on phenotypic characteristics in combination with sequencing of the 16S rRNA gene.