Abstract
Purpose:
We studied a case of postoperative coagulase-negative Staphylococcus endophthalmitis in a 79-year-old man who had undergone cataract extraction in which vancomycin had been used intraoperatively in the infusion fluid.
Methods:
The medical records were reviewed for the clinical history, ocular findings, and the vitreous and anterior chamber culture results.
Results:
Acute, postoperative coagulase-negative Staphylococcus endophthalmitis developed in the patient in whom vancomycin had been used intraoperatively in the infusion fluid.
Conclusions:
Restraint is urged in the prophylactic use of vancomycin in the infusion fluids.
MeSH terms
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Acute Disease
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Aged
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Anterior Chamber / microbiology
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Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use*
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Cataract Extraction / adverse effects*
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Coagulase
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Drug Resistance, Microbial
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Endophthalmitis / drug therapy
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Endophthalmitis / etiology*
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Eye Infections, Bacterial / drug therapy
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Eye Infections, Bacterial / etiology*
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Humans
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Injections
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Lenses, Intraocular
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Male
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Microbial Sensitivity Tests
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Postoperative Complications
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Staphylococcal Infections / drug therapy
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Staphylococcal Infections / etiology*
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Staphylococcus / enzymology
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Staphylococcus / isolation & purification
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Vancomycin / therapeutic use*
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Vitrectomy
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Vitreous Body / microbiology
Substances
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Anti-Bacterial Agents
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Coagulase
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Vancomycin