Acute Post-Cataract Endophthalmitis Caused by

Acute post-cataract surgery endophthalmitis is almost always caused by bacteria, although less commonly, fungi and mycobacteria have also been reported as agents of the infection. With an estimated incidence of 0.06 to 0.3%, endophthalmitis is the most serious complication of intraocular surgery, because it may result in a severe decrease of visual acuity or even blindness in the involved eye (1–5). In Western countries, coagulase-negative staphylococci are responsible for 70% of post-cataract endophthalmitis, followed by Staphylococcus aureus, viridans group streptococci, and other gram-positive bacteria.
Source: Clinical Microbiology Newsletter - Category: Microbiology Authors: Tags: Case Report Source Type: news