Endogenous Bacterial Endophthalmitis: A Five-Year Retrospective Review at a Tertiary Care Academic Center.
Conclusion: EBE in a North American population showed poor visual recovery despite treatment. It was most commonly due to gram-positive bacteria with the most common infectious source being endocarditis. Malignancy should be considered in patients with bilateral EBE.
PMID: 31418616 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Ocular Immunology and Inflammation - Category: Allergy & Immunology Tags: Ocul Immunol Inflamm Source Type: research
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