TY - JOUR
T1 - Chronic, recurrent bacterial endophthalmitis caused by achromobacter xylosoxidans
T2 - Clinical features and management
AU - Lazzarini, Thomas A.
AU - Al-Khersan, Hasenin
AU - Patel, Nimesh A.
AU - Yannuzzi, Nicolas A.
AU - Martinez, Jaime D.
AU - Altamirano, Diego
AU - Torres, Lizt K.
AU - Miller, Darlene
AU - Batlle, Juan F.
AU - Amescua, Guillermo
AU - Flynn, Harry W.
N1 - Funding Information:
Funding was generously provided by NIH-funded 2P30 Vision Core Center Grant (EY14801-16) and a Research to Prevent Blindness Unrestricted Grant (GR004596).
PY - 2020
Y1 - 2020
N2 - A 79-year-old man presented to a tertiary referral center from the Dominican Republic with an opaque corneal graft and a diagnosis of chronic, recurrent culture-positive Achromobacter xylosoxidans endophthalmitis of the left eye. The patient had a history of penetrating keratoplasty for Fuchs’ dystrophy and had undergone multiple intraocular surgeries including pars plana vitrectomy and anterior chamber wash out for the diagnosis and management of chronic endophthalmitis. After being referred, the patient underwent a third PKP, removal of his intraocular lens (IOL), capsulectomy, and injection of intravitreal antibiotics. All surgical specimens demonstrated the growth of A. xylosoxidans. Five months after surgery, the graft remained clear without evidence of infection and best-corrected visual acuity was 20/350.
AB - A 79-year-old man presented to a tertiary referral center from the Dominican Republic with an opaque corneal graft and a diagnosis of chronic, recurrent culture-positive Achromobacter xylosoxidans endophthalmitis of the left eye. The patient had a history of penetrating keratoplasty for Fuchs’ dystrophy and had undergone multiple intraocular surgeries including pars plana vitrectomy and anterior chamber wash out for the diagnosis and management of chronic endophthalmitis. After being referred, the patient underwent a third PKP, removal of his intraocular lens (IOL), capsulectomy, and injection of intravitreal antibiotics. All surgical specimens demonstrated the growth of A. xylosoxidans. Five months after surgery, the graft remained clear without evidence of infection and best-corrected visual acuity was 20/350.
KW - Achromobacter xylosoxidans
KW - Endophthalmitis
KW - Ophthalmic infection
KW - Ophthalmlology
KW - Postoperative endophthalmitis
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U2 - 10.2147/IMCRJ.S259899
DO - 10.2147/IMCRJ.S259899
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85088881400
VL - 13
SP - 265
EP - 269
JO - International Medical Case Reports Journal
JF - International Medical Case Reports Journal
SN - 1179-142X
ER -