Recurrent post-operative endophthalmitis caused by Sphingomonas paucimobilis despite vitrectomy – a case and review of the literature

Abstract Over the past 20 years, scattered reports have emerged about a low virulence, gram negative bacillus, Sphingomonas paucimobilis, causing unpredictable clinical presentations of endophthalmitis. Previous reports have characterised the organism as being resistant to aggressive treatment and p...

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Main Authors: Luke Tran, Rylan Hayes, Andrew Apel, Thomas P Moloney
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2023-03-01
Series:Journal of Ophthalmic Inflammation and Infection
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12348-023-00325-6