Endogenous endophthalmitis caused by Staphylococcus capitis

PURPOSE: To report a rare case of endogenous endophthalmitis caused by Staphylococcus capitis. OBSERVATION: A 34-year-old male patient with a history of gonococcal urethritis and arthritis presented with right endogenous endophthalmitis. Vitreous biopsy culture confirmed Staphylococcus capitis invol...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Elhusseiny, Abdelrahman M., Shamim, Muhammad M., Sanders, Riley N., Sallam, Ahmed B.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2022
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8850336/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35198828
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ajoc.2022.101415
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Sumario:PURPOSE: To report a rare case of endogenous endophthalmitis caused by Staphylococcus capitis. OBSERVATION: A 34-year-old male patient with a history of gonococcal urethritis and arthritis presented with right endogenous endophthalmitis. Vitreous biopsy culture confirmed Staphylococcus capitis involvement. The patient was treated with pars plana vitrectomy, intravitreal vancomycin, and ceftazidime injections and systemic antibiotics. CONCLUSION AND IMPORTANCE: Staphylococcus capitis-related endogenous endophthalmitis has rarely been reported in the literature. None of the published reports specifically describe its clinical course and management.

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