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ArticleClinical ophthalmology (Auckland, N.Z.)2012

Use of DNA microarray analysis in diagnosis of bacterial and fungal endophthalmitis.

Tsutomu Sakai, Kenichi Kohzaki, Akira Watanabe, Hiroshi Tsuneoka, Mitsunobu Shimadzu

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Article in Clinical ophthalmology (Auckland, N.Z.), 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 10 papers.

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10 citing papers in PubMed, 27 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

  • Erratum issued
5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Tsutomu SakaiDepartment of Ophthalmology, Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Kenichi Kohzaki
Akira Watanabe
Hiroshi Tsuneoka
Mitsunobu Shimadzu
Jikei University School of Medicine · JPMitsubishi Chemical (Japan) · JP

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundTo examine the utility of DNA microarray analysis for identifying causative microorganisms in endophthalmitis.

methodsThirteen samples of vitreous fluid (VF) were obtained from 13 patients during vitrectomy. Vitreous fluids from three patients with suspected endophthalmitis and ten controls without infection were subjected to testing for the presence of bacteria and fungi in culture tests, polymerase chain reaction (PCR) analysis, and DNA microarray analysis.

resultsNo control sample was positive for bacteria or fungi in the culture test, PCR, or microarray analysis. Specimens from two patients (Cases 1 and 2) with suspected endophthalmitis were positive for bacteria in PCR, and a specimen from one patient (Case 3) was positive for fungi in PCR. Klebsiella pneumonia (Case 1), Streptococcus agalactiae (Case 2), and Candida parapsilosis (Case 3) in the PCR-positive specimens were identified by DNA microarray analysis within 24 hours. Culture results were also positive for K. pneumonia in Case 1, S. agalactiae in Case 2, and C. parapsilosis in Case 3, but required 3 to 4 days to obtain.

conclusionsMicroarray analysis is complementary to routine cultures for identifying causative microorganisms and is likely to be a useful tool in patients with suspected endophthalmitis who require rapid diagnosis and early antibiotic treatment.

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DNA microarrayendophthalmitismicroorganismvitreous fluid

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PMID22399844
PMCPMC3295629
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