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15617941

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
12
pubmed:dateCreated
2004-12-24
pubmed:abstractText
Uneventful phacoemulsification with implantation of a foldable, acrylic posterior chamber intraocular lens was performed in the right eye of a 73-year-old white man. Postoperatively, the patient developed a chronic, low-grade intraocular inflammation. Cultures from the aqueous specimen grew Actinomyces neuii, an unusual gram-positive bacillus. The low-grade intraocular inflammation persisted with intensive topical steroid-antibiotic medication and systemic antibiotics. A diagnostic, 3-port, pars plana vitrectomy was performed, and aqueous aspirate specimens were sent for culture and sensitivity and to look for abnormal cells. Intracameral antibiotics were not injected. The specimens were sterile to culture, and chronic inflammatory cells were reported on the vitreous specimen. On examination 6 months later, inflammation had not recurred and the best corrected visual acuity was 6/18.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0886-3350
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
30
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
2641-3
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2004
pubmed:articleTitle
Chronic postoperative endophthalmitis caused by Actinomyces neuii.
pubmed:affiliation
The Royal Eye Infirmary, Plymouth, United Kingdom. vasant317@yahoo.com
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports