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BMC Ophthalmol ; 23(1): 450, 2023 Nov 10.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37950172

ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND: Endophthalmitis following intravitreal injection is a potentially devastating complication of anti-VEGF injections. Post-injection endophthalmitis due to Enterococcus faecalis is rare, and no previous case of Morganella morganii endophthalmitis after intravitreal injection has been reported. CASE PRESENTATION: We present the first reported case of Morganella morganii and Enterococcus faecalis endophthalmitis after intravitreal injection in an immunocompetent patient in the absence of recent ocular surgery. Our patient presented with hand movement visual acuity one day after anti-VEGF injection and demonstrated no clinical improvement despite repeated intravitreal ceftazidime and vancomycin injections. A decision was made to proceed with early vitrectomy given failure of intravitreal antibiotics. Visual acuity improved to 6/90 at 12 weeks after vitrectomy without any evidence of disease recurrence. CONCLUSIONS: Post-injection endophthalmitis due to concurrent Morganella morganii and Enterococcus faecalis infections can have visually devastating consequences despite repeated empirical and targeted intravitreal antibiotics. Lack of clinical improvement following intravitreal antibiotics should warrant consideration of early vitrectomy. Our experience is a pertinent reminder of the ever-growing threat of uncommon and multi-resistant bacteria that must be considered when treating infections such as post-injection endophthalmitis.


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Endophthalmitis , Eye Infections, Bacterial , Morganella morganii , Humans , Enterococcus faecalis , Intravitreal Injections , Eye Infections, Bacterial/diagnosis , Eye Infections, Bacterial/drug therapy , Eye Infections, Bacterial/microbiology , Endophthalmitis/diagnosis , Endophthalmitis/drug therapy , Endophthalmitis/microbiology , Anti-Bacterial Agents/therapeutic use , Vitrectomy/adverse effects , Bacteria , Retrospective Studies
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