Berman A J, Del Priore L V, Fischer C K
Barnes Retina Institute, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO 63110, USA.
Am J Ophthalmol. 1997 Apr;123(4):560-2. doi: 10.1016/s0002-9394(14)70190-4.
To describe bilateral endogenous endophthalmitis caused by Ochrobactrum anthropi in a partially immunosuppressed patient who had undergone central venous access for hyperalimentation and home intravenous therapy.
Case report.
Blood cultures were positive for O anthropi. Vitreous cultures grew a gram-variable bacillus. The patient's ocular and systemic condition markedly improved after intravitreal antibiotics and systemic ciprofloxacin.
Ochrobactrum anthropi may cause endogenous endophthalmitis in patients with a history of indwelling catheters for venous access or other permanent medical devices.
