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Bacteriological Study of Ocular Fluids in Endophthalmitis in a Tertiary Care Hospital


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1 Professor of Microbiology, Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute, Bengaluru,, India
2 Director and Professor, RIO, MOH, Bangalore Medical College, and Research Institute,Bengaluru, India
3 Senior Resident, Department of Microbiology, Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute, Bengaluru, India
     

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Background and Aims: Endophthalmitis is the most challenging complication seen in ophthalmic practice. Endophthalmitis is defined as an inflammation of the inner structures of the eyeball i.e. uveal tissue and retina associated with the pouring of exudates in the vitreous cavity, anterior chamber, and posterior chamber. The study’s objective is to isolate and identify the bacteria causing endophthalmitis.

Materials and methods: It includes all case samples of vitreous tap and aqueous tap who underwent cataract surgery and cases of trauma to the eye in MINTO regional hospital. This study was carried out in the Post Graduate Research Laboratory, Department of Microbiology, Bangalore Medical College, Bangalore from December 2019 to August 2021.

Results: Forty cases of clinically diagnosed Endophthalmitis were studied, 14 (35%) of these cases were post-traumatic with which the majority of cases showed Staphylococcus epidermidis followed by Staphylococcus aureus, Bacillus cereus, Corynebacterium species, Acinetobacter baumanii, Enterobacter aerogenes, Pseudomonas aeruginosa,23(57.5%) were post-operative cases in which majority showed Stapylococcus aureus followed by Staphylococcus epidermidis and Pseudomonas aeruginosa,3(7.5%) were endogenous endophthalmitis in which only one case showed Streptococcus mitis.


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Endophthalmitis, Bacteriological profile, Occular fluids.
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Authors

Asima Banu
Professor of Microbiology, Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute, Bengaluru,, India
B.L. Sujatha Rathod
Director and Professor, RIO, MOH, Bangalore Medical College, and Research Institute,Bengaluru, India
Jyothirmai
Senior Resident, Department of Microbiology, Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute, Bengaluru, India

Abstract


Background and Aims: Endophthalmitis is the most challenging complication seen in ophthalmic practice. Endophthalmitis is defined as an inflammation of the inner structures of the eyeball i.e. uveal tissue and retina associated with the pouring of exudates in the vitreous cavity, anterior chamber, and posterior chamber. The study’s objective is to isolate and identify the bacteria causing endophthalmitis.

Materials and methods: It includes all case samples of vitreous tap and aqueous tap who underwent cataract surgery and cases of trauma to the eye in MINTO regional hospital. This study was carried out in the Post Graduate Research Laboratory, Department of Microbiology, Bangalore Medical College, Bangalore from December 2019 to August 2021.

Results: Forty cases of clinically diagnosed Endophthalmitis were studied, 14 (35%) of these cases were post-traumatic with which the majority of cases showed Staphylococcus epidermidis followed by Staphylococcus aureus, Bacillus cereus, Corynebacterium species, Acinetobacter baumanii, Enterobacter aerogenes, Pseudomonas aeruginosa,23(57.5%) were post-operative cases in which majority showed Stapylococcus aureus followed by Staphylococcus epidermidis and Pseudomonas aeruginosa,3(7.5%) were endogenous endophthalmitis in which only one case showed Streptococcus mitis.


Keywords


Endophthalmitis, Bacteriological profile, Occular fluids.

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