Bilateral endogenous endophthalmitis caused by vancomycin-resistant Staphylococcus epidermidis in a neonate

Journal of Ophthalmic Inflammation and Infection

Table 1 Treatment details of the patient

Day of presentation (age in days)	Events
1 (18th day of life)	Surgical treatment
	Left eye - anterior chamber wash + vitreous biopsy
	Both eyes - IOAB (V + C + D)^a
	Topical treatment in both eyes - ciprofloxacin 0.3% four times a day, prednisolone acetate 1% every 3 h, and atropine 1% eye ointment at nighttime^b
	Systemic treatment - intravenous cefpodoxime by a pediatrician^c
3 (21st day of life)	Both eyes - IOAB (V + C + D)^a
8 (26th day of life)	Both eyes - IOAB (P/T + D)^d
13 (31st day of life)	Left eye - IOAB (P/T + D)^d

^aIOAB (V + C + D) - intravitreal antibiotics (vancomycin 0.5 mg/.05 ml + ceftazidime 1 mg/0.05 ml) and dexamethasone (200 μg/0.05 ml); ^btopical antibiotics were continued for 8 weeks (until resolution of all active inflammation); ^csystemic antibiotics were given for 3 weeks; ^dIOAB (P/T + D) - intravitreal antibiotics [piperacillin- tazobactam (112.5 μg/0.05 ml)] and dexamethasone (200 μg/0.05 ml).