학술논문
Endophthalmitis Caused by Kocuria Kristinae
Document Type
Report
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Source
Case Reports in Ophthalmology. May 2022, Vol. 13 Issue 2, p408, 6 p.
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Language
English
Abstract
Author(s): Prashanth G. Iyer (corresponding author) [a]; Noy Ashkenazy [a]; Stephanie J. Weiss [b]; Darlene Miller [a]; Harry W. Flynn Jr. [a] Introduction Kocuria species, a member of the Micrococcaceae [...]
Kocuria is an anaerobic, Gram-positive bacterium, which has been rarely reported to cause endophthalmitis following cataract surgery, intravitreal injections, penetrating ocular trauma, and also secondary to endogenous sources. Visual prognosis is often guarded, with no previous cases reporting a final visual acuity better than 20/60. We describe a young female patient who developed culture-proven Kocuria kristinae endophthalmitis associated with a traumatic scleral rupture. Visual acuity at 2 months of follow-up improved from light perception to 20/50 after treatment with intravitreal antimicrobial therapy and pars plana vitrectomy. Keywords: Kocuria, Kocuria kristinae, Endophthalmitis, Intravitreal antimicrobials, Ocular trauma, Pars plana vitrectomy
Kocuria is an anaerobic, Gram-positive bacterium, which has been rarely reported to cause endophthalmitis following cataract surgery, intravitreal injections, penetrating ocular trauma, and also secondary to endogenous sources. Visual prognosis is often guarded, with no previous cases reporting a final visual acuity better than 20/60. We describe a young female patient who developed culture-proven Kocuria kristinae endophthalmitis associated with a traumatic scleral rupture. Visual acuity at 2 months of follow-up improved from light perception to 20/50 after treatment with intravitreal antimicrobial therapy and pars plana vitrectomy. Keywords: Kocuria, Kocuria kristinae, Endophthalmitis, Intravitreal antimicrobials, Ocular trauma, Pars plana vitrectomy