Endogenous endophthalmitis caused by Enterococcus casseliflavus

Kumar Sambhav; Annie Mathai; Ashok Kumar Reddy; B Venugopal Reddy; Kapil Bhatia; Praveen Kumar Balne

doi:10.1099/jmm.0.016675-0

Endogenous endophthalmitis caused by Enterococcus casseliflavus

J Med Microbiol. 2011 May;60(Pt 5):670-672. doi: 10.1099/jmm.0.016675-0. Epub 2011 Jan 6.

Authors

Kumar Sambhav¹, Annie Mathai¹, Ashok Kumar Reddy², B Venugopal Reddy¹, Kapil Bhatia¹, Praveen Kumar Balne²

Affiliations

¹ Smt Kanuri Santhamma Retina Vitreous Centre, L V Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad, India.
² Jhaveri Microbiology Centre, Hyderabad Eye Research Foundation, L V Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad, India.

PMID: 21212141
DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.016675-0

Abstract

Herein, we report a case of endogenous endophthalmitis caused by Enterococcus casseliflavus. The organism was sensitive to gentamicin, vancomycin and chloramphenicol and resistant to cefazolin, ofloxacin, gatifloxacin and ciprofloxacin. The patient was successfully treated with vitrectomy and sensitivity-based intravitreal vancomycin.

Publication types

Case Reports
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Anti-Bacterial Agents / administration & dosage
Base Sequence
DNA, Bacterial / genetics
Endophthalmitis / drug therapy
Endophthalmitis / microbiology*
Endophthalmitis / surgery
Enterococcus* / drug effects
Enterococcus* / genetics
Enterococcus* / isolation & purification
Enterococcus* / pathogenicity
Eye Infections, Bacterial / drug therapy
Eye Infections, Bacterial / microbiology*
Eye Infections, Bacterial / surgery
Gentamicins / administration & dosage
Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / drug therapy
Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / microbiology*
Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / surgery
Humans
Male
Microbial Sensitivity Tests
Recurrence
Vancomycin / administration & dosage
Vitrectomy
Young Adult

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents
DNA, Bacterial
Gentamicins
Vancomycin