Endophthalmitis Due to Corynebacterium
Jeikeium: A Case Report
Published: April 1, 2012 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.7860/JCDR/2012/.1893
Asima Banu, Nagraj E.R., Vidyadevi M.
1. Associate Professor
Dept of Microbiology
Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute
Bangalore, India.
2. Professor
Department of Microbiology
Siddhartha Medical College
Tumkur, India.
3. Assistant professor
Department of Ophthalmology
Bowring and Lady Curzon Hospital
Bangalore, India.
Correspondence
Dr Asima Banu
Department of Microbiology
Bowring and Lady Curzon Hospital
Shivajinagar, Bangalore - 560001
Phone: 9845720258
E-mail: asima.banu@gmail.com
Endophthalmitis is a grave complication of ocular trauma. We report here a case of acute post-traumatic endophthalmitis following a penetrating injury caused by an opportunistic organism, Corynebacterium jeikeium. The patient was treated with intra-vitreal antibiotics like ceftazidime and vancomycin to control the infection.
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