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Table 1 Clinical features and management outcomes of Kocuria endophthalmitis

From: Clinical presentations, management outcomes, and diagnostic dilemma in Kocuria endophthalmitis

Case no.

Gender

Age

Presenting vision

Setting of infection

Anterior chamber findings

Posterior segment findings

Interval between symptom start and presentation (days)

Initial intervention

Number of repeat intravitreal antibiotic injections

Follow-up in months

Final visual acuity

Final anatomic outcome

Final visual outcome

Cause of low final vision

Species isolated

1

M

57

HM

Post keratitis

Corneal edema, perforation with TABCL in situ

No view

30

Vitreous biopsy, IOAB

2

5

HM

F

UF

Corneal scar

K. varians

2

F

34

20/400

Post trauma

Corneal tear, traumatic cataract

No view

1

CTR, vitreous biopsy, IOAB

5

11

20/2400

F

UF

Corneal scar

K. rosea

3

M

26

PL

Post trauma

Scleral tear, hypopyon, cataract

No view

2

STR, PPV, IOAB, PPL

3

8

HM

UF

UF

BSK, recurrent RD

K. rosea

4

M

36

PL

Post trauma

Cornedema, hypopyon

No view

20

PPV, PPL, IOAB

3

3

HM

UF

UF

Recurrent RD

K. kristinae

5

M

7

PL

Post trauma

Corneal tear, hypopyon

No view

1

CTR, vit biopsy, IOAB

2

27

20/60

F

F

Central corneal scar

K. kristinae

6

M

18

CFCF

Post trauma

Corneal tear, hypopyon

No view

1

CTR, vit biopsy, IOAB

2

8

20/60

F

F

Central corneal scar

K. kristinae

7

F

18

PL

Endogenous

Corneal edema, hypopyon

No view

2

PPL, PPV, IOAB

2

2

HM

F

UF

Recurrent vitritis

K. rosea

8

F

52

CFCF

Postoperative

Corneal edema, AC cells

Retina attached, disc seen hazily

4

PPV, IOAB

1

2

20/80

F

F

CME

K. rosea

  1. TABCL tissue adhesive with bandage contact lens, IOAB intraocular antibiotics, CTR corneal tear repair, STR scleral tear repair, PPV pars plana vitrectomy, PPL pars plana lensectomy, F favorable, UF unfavorable