Table 3 Reported cases of bacterial endophthalmitis from corneal suture infections
From: Delayed-onset endophthalmitis associated with corneal suture infections
First author | Confino | Leahey | Khurshid | Current study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Year of publication | 1985 | 1993 | 2003 | 2013 |
Number of reported cases | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
Number of culture-positive cases | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
PKP-related suture infection | 3/3 | 1/1 | 0/5 | 5/6 |
Cataract wound-related suture infection | 0/3 | 0/1 | 4/5 | 1/6 |
Gram-positive isolates | 1/3 | 1/1 | 2/2 | 5/6 |
Topical steroid use at diagnosis | 2/3 | 1/1 | Not reported | 6/6 |
Management - intravitreal antibiotics | 1/3 | 1/1 | 5/5 | 5/6 |
Management - pars plana vitrectomy | 1/3 | 1/1 | 0/5 | 2/6 |
Last visual acuity ≥ 20/50 | 0/3 | 0/1 | 5/5 | 0/6 |
Last visual acuity ≥ 20/400 | 2/3 | 0/1 | 5/5 | 2/6 |
Enucleation or evisceration | 1/3 | 0/1 | 0/5 | 2/6 |