Open AccessPostcataract Surgery Endophthalmitis Caused by Acinetobacter Lwoffii
Author(s) -
Rupak Roy,
Debmalya Das,
Kumar Saurabh,
Anjan Mukherjee
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
middle east african journal of ophthalmology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.357
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 0975-1599
pISSN - 0974-9233
DOI - 10.4103/0974-9233.151974
Subject(s) - medicine , endophthalmitis , acinetobacter , ophthalmology , surgery , microbiology and biotechnology , antibiotics , biology
Acinetobacter lwoffii is a rare cause of endophthalmitis. We report a case of acute postoperative endophthalmitis in a female, who was treated successfully with pars plana vitrectomy and intravitreal antibiotics.
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