Leuconostoc as a Cause of Endophthalmitis Post-intravitreal Injection of Ranibizumab

Purpose: The authors report a case of endophthalmitis after intravitreal injection of ranibizumab. Methods: After searching for extensive laboratory tests to isolate the etiologic agent Results: The agent was determined as Leuconostoc mesenteroides, gram-positive cocci, vancomycin resistant. Discuss...

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Published in:Ocular immunology and inflammation 2016-01, Vol.24 (1), p.118-119
Main Authors: Damasceno, Nadyr P., Horowitz, Soraya A., Damasceno, Eduardo F.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aged, 80 and over
Amikacin - therapeutic use
Angiogenesis Inhibitors - administration & dosage
Anti-Bacterial Agents - therapeutic use
Complications
endophthalmitis
Endophthalmitis - diagnosis
Endophthalmitis - drug therapy
Endophthalmitis - microbiology
Eye Infections, Bacterial - diagnosis
Eye Infections, Bacterial - drug therapy
Eye Infections, Bacterial - microbiology
Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections - diagnosis
Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections - drug therapy
Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections - microbiology
Humans
Intravitreal Injections
Leuconostoc
Leuconostoc - isolation & purification
Leuconostoc mesenteroides
Leuconostocaceae
Male
opportunistic pathogens
Postoperative Complications
ranibizumab
Ranibizumab - administration & dosage
Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A - antagonists & inhibitors
Vitreous Body - microbiology
Wet Macular Degeneration - drug therapy
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Summary:Purpose: The authors report a case of endophthalmitis after intravitreal injection of ranibizumab. Methods: After searching for extensive laboratory tests to isolate the etiologic agent Results: The agent was determined as Leuconostoc mesenteroides, gram-positive cocci, vancomycin resistant. Discussion: Considerations regarding this bacterium were done by calling attention to its rarity, difficulty of isolation, and action on secondary comorbidities as opportunistic pathogen.
ISSN:0927-3948
1744-5078
DOI:10.3109/09273948.2014.898073