Chronic Postoperative Endophthalmitis Caused by Actinomyces meyeri

Chronic Postoperative Endophthalmitis Caused by Actinomyces meyeri

We report a female patient who developed chronic endophthalmitis after an uneventful cataract surgery. Cultures of aqueous humor and a vitreous sample showed positivity for Actinomyces meyeri. Intense anterior segment inflammation and a less evident impairment of the patient’s posterior segment led...

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Main Authors:	Vasileios G. Peponis, Spyridon E. Chalkiadakis, Efstratios A. Parikakis, Panagiotis G. Mitropoulos
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Karger Publishers 2011-03-01
Series:	Case Reports in Ophthalmology
Subjects:	Actinomyces meyeri Cataract surgery Chronic endophthalmitis Pars plana vitrectomy Topical antibiotics
Online Access:	http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/326062

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