Open AccessSevere Gemella haemolysans endophthalmitis following ranibizumab intravitreal injection
Author(s) -
Silvia Olivia Sălceanu,
Sarah Levy,
Richard Cunningham,
K Frimpong-Ansah
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
indian journal of ophthalmology/indian journal of ophthalmology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.542
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1998-3689
pISSN - 0301-4738
DOI - 10.4103/ijo.ijo_1007_16
Subject(s) - medicine , ranibizumab , endophthalmitis , macular degeneration , ophthalmology , surgery , chemotherapy , bevacizumab
Gemella haemolysans is a commensal of the upper respiratory tract that is rarely involved in ocular pathology. We present a unique case of endophthalmitis with negative cultures and positive 16s ribosomal ribonucleic acid gene sequencing showing G. haemolysans infection after an intravitreal ranibizumab injection for wet age-related macular degeneration.