Clinico-microbiological profile and visual outcomes of post-traumatic endophthalmitis at a tertiary eye care center in South India.

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dc.contributor.authorVedantham, Vasumathyen_US
dc.contributor.authorNirmalan, Praveen Ken_US
dc.contributor.authorRamasamy, Kimen_US
dc.contributor.authorPrakash, Karthiken_US
dc.contributor.authorNamperumalsamy, Perumalsamyen_US
dc.date.accessioned2006-03-15en_US
dc.date.accessioned2009-05-29T09:33:10Z
dc.date.available2006-03-15en_US
dc.date.available2009-05-29T09:33:10Z
dc.date.issued2006-03-15en_US
dc.description.abstractPURPOSE: To analyze the clinical and microbiological characteristics of eyes with post-traumatic endophthalmitis and factors influencing the visual outcomes in these cases. METHODS: We performed a retrospective chart analysis of the clinical and microbiological data of 97 consecutive patients with post-traumatic endophthalmitis presenting to a tertiary eye care hospital in South India. RESULTS: Thirty-nine (40.2%) cases were culture-positive, gram-positive cocci (n=24/42, 57.1%) being the commonest isolates. Staphylococcus epidermidis and Pseudomonas aeuruginosa were the commonest single isolates (n=10; 23.8%). Majority of the organisms were sensitive to chloramphenicol (n=27) or ciprofloxacin (n=26). Susceptibility to vancomycin (n=3) and amikacin (n=4) was poor. Cases with negative cultures at presentation were more likely to have improvement in visual acuity compared with culture-positive cases (on multivariate analysis, OR: 3.2, 95% CI: 1.1, 9.0). CONCLUSIONS: In this series of post-traumatic endophthalmitis, a high prevalence of resistance of the culture isolates to vancomycin and amikacin was observed.en_US
dc.description.affiliationAravind Eye Hospital and PG Institute of Ophthalmology, 1, Anna Nagar, Madurai, TamilNadu-625 020, India. drvasumathy@yahoo.comen_US
dc.identifier.citationVedantham V, Nirmalan PK, Ramasamy K, Prakash K, Namperumalsamy P. Clinico-microbiological profile and visual outcomes of post-traumatic endophthalmitis at a tertiary eye care center in South India. Indian Journal of Ophthalmology. 2006 Mar; 54(1): 5-10en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/71721
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.source.urihttps://www.ijo.inen_US
dc.subject.meshAdolescenten_US
dc.subject.meshAdulten_US
dc.subject.meshAgeden_US
dc.subject.meshAnti-Bacterial Agents --therapeutic useen_US
dc.subject.meshChilden_US
dc.subject.meshChild, Preschoolen_US
dc.subject.meshEndophthalmitis --epidemiologyen_US
dc.subject.meshEye Infections, Bacterial --epidemiologyen_US
dc.subject.meshEye Injuries --complicationsen_US
dc.subject.meshFemaleen_US
dc.subject.meshFollow-Up Studiesen_US
dc.subject.meshGram-Positive Bacteria --isolation & purificationen_US
dc.subject.meshGram-Positive Bacterial Infections --epidemiologyen_US
dc.subject.meshHumansen_US
dc.subject.meshIncidenceen_US
dc.subject.meshIndia --epidemiologyen_US
dc.subject.meshInfanten_US
dc.subject.meshMaleen_US
dc.subject.meshMiddle Ageden_US
dc.subject.meshRetrospective Studiesen_US
dc.subject.meshTreatment Outcomeen_US
dc.subject.meshVitrectomyen_US
dc.subject.meshVitreous Body --microbiologyen_US
dc.titleClinico-microbiological profile and visual outcomes of post-traumatic endophthalmitis at a tertiary eye care center in South India.en_US
dc.typeComparative Studyen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
dc.typeResearch Support, Non-U.S. Gov'ten_US
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