Summary statement
Introduction
Methods
Management protocol
Outcome definition
Results
Case no. | Gender | Age | Presenting vision | Setting of infection | Anterior chamber findings | Posterior segment findings | Interval between symptom start and presentation (days) | Initial intervention | Number of repeat intravitreal antibiotic injections | Follow-up in months | Final visual acuity | Final anatomic outcome | Final visual outcome | Cause of low final vision | Species isolated |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | M | 57 | HM | Post keratitis | Corneal edema, perforation with TABCL in situ | No view | 30 | Vitreous biopsy, IOAB | 2 | 5 | HM | F | UF | Corneal scar |
K. varians
|
2 | F | 34 | 20/400 | Post trauma | Corneal tear, traumatic cataract | No view | 1 | CTR, vitreous biopsy, IOAB | 5 | 11 | 20/2400 | F | UF | Corneal scar |
K. rosea
|
3 | M | 26 | PL | Post trauma | Scleral tear, hypopyon, cataract | No view | 2 | STR, PPV, IOAB, PPL | 3 | 8 | HM | UF | UF | BSK, recurrent RD |
K. rosea
|
4 | M | 36 | PL | Post trauma | Cornedema, hypopyon | No view | 20 | PPV, PPL, IOAB | 3 | 3 | HM | UF | UF | Recurrent RD |
K. kristinae
|
5 | M | 7 | PL | Post trauma | Corneal tear, hypopyon | No view | 1 | CTR, vit biopsy, IOAB | 2 | 27 | 20/60 | F | F | Central corneal scar |
K. kristinae
|
6 | M | 18 | CFCF | Post trauma | Corneal tear, hypopyon | No view | 1 | CTR, vit biopsy, IOAB | 2 | 8 | 20/60 | F | F | Central corneal scar |
K. kristinae
|
7 | F | 18 | PL | Endogenous | Corneal edema, hypopyon | No view | 2 | PPL, PPV, IOAB | 2 | 2 | HM | F | UF | Recurrent vitritis |
K. rosea
|
8 | F | 52 | CFCF | Postoperative | Corneal edema, AC cells | Retina attached, disc seen hazily | 4 | PPV, IOAB | 1 | 2 | 20/80 | F | F | CME |
K. rosea
|
Case | AC smear | AC culture | Vitreous smear | Vitreous culture |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | − | + | − | − |
2 | − | − | + | + |
3 | − | − | − | + |
4 | − | − | − | + |
5 | − | − | − | + |
6 | − | +* | + | + |
7 | + | − | + | +# |
8 | − | − | + | + |
Case number | Species | Amikacin | Cefazolin | Chloramphenicol | Ciprofloxacin | Moxifloxacin | Vancomycin | Cefuroxime |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
K. varians
| + | + | + | + | + | + | + |
2 |
K. rosea
| + | + | + | + | + | + | + |
3 |
K. rosea
| + | + | + | + | + | + | + |
4 |
K. kristinae
| − | − | + | + | + | + | + |
5 |
K. kristinae
| + | + | + | + | + | + | + |
6 |
K. kristinae
| + | + | + | + | + | + | + |
7 |
K. rosea
| − | + | + | + | + | + | + |
8 |
K. rosea
| + | + | + | + | + | + | + |