Leuconostocas a Cause of Endophthalmitis Post-intravitreal Injection of Ranibizumab
- 21 April 2014
- journal article
- Published by Taylor & Francis Ltd in Ocular Immunology and Inflammation
- Vol. 24 (1), 118-119
- https://doi.org/10.3109/09273948.2014.898073
Abstract
The authors report a case of endophthalmitis after intravitreal injection of ranibizumab. After searching for extensive laboratory tests to isolate the etiologic agent Results: The agent was determined as Leuconostoc mesenteroides, gram-positive cocci, vancomycin resistant. Considerations regarding this bacterium were done by calling attention to its rarity, difficulty of isolation, and action on secondary comorbidities as opportunistic pathogen.Keywords
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