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ArticleScientific reports2021

Streptococcus pneumoniae endophthalmitis: clinical settings, antibiotic susceptibility, and visual outcomes.

Kuan-Jen Chen, Ying-Jiun Chong, Ming-Hui Sun, Hung-Chi Chen, Laura Liu, Yen-Po Chen, Wei-Chi Wu, Eugene Yu-Chuan Kang, Chi-Chun Lai

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Article in Scientific reports, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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10 citing papers in PubMed, 16 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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9 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Kuan-Jen ChenDepartment of Ophthalmology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan. cgr999@gmail.com.
Ying-Jiun ChongDepartment of Ophthalmology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
Ming-Hui SunDepartment of Ophthalmology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
Hung-Chi ChenDepartment of Ophthalmology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
Laura LiuDepartment of Ophthalmology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
Yen-Po ChenDepartment of Ophthalmology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
Wei-Chi WuDepartment of Ophthalmology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
Eugene Yu-Chuan KangDepartment of Ophthalmology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
Chi-Chun LaiDepartment of Ophthalmology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
Chang Gung Memorial Hospital · TWChang Gung University · TWKeelung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital · TW

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Streptococcus pneumoniae endophthalmitis is clinically more severe, more difficult to treat, and carry a higher risk of vision loss, evisceration, or enucleation. This study is to investigate the clinical settings, antibiotic susceptibility, and visual outcomes of S. pneumoniae endophthalmitis at a tertiary referral center in Taiwan. S. pneumoniae endophthalmitis was diagnosed in 38 eyes of 38 patients. The main clinical features were postcataract endophthalmitis (n = 13, 34%) and endophthalmitis associated with corneal ulcer (n = 12, 32%), trauma (n = 6, 16%), endogenous etiology (n = 4, 11%), trabeculectomy (n = 2, 5%), and pterygium excision-related scleral ulcer (n = 1, 3%). Presenting visual acuity ranged from counting fingers to no light perception. Pars plana vitrectomy with intravitreal antibiotics was performed in 17 eyes (39%) in primary or secondary treatments. S. pneumoniae isolates were susceptible to vancomycin (38/38, 100%), penicillin (37/38, 97%), ceftriaxone (37/38, 97%), cefuroxime (12/15, 80%), levofloxacin (13/15 ,87%), and moxifloxacin (15/17, 88%). Final visual acuity was better than 20/400 in 3 of 38 eyes (8%), 5/200 to hand motions in 3 eyes (8%), and light perception to no light perception in 32 eyes (84%). Ten eyes (26%) underwent evisceration or enucleation. Although S. pneumoniae isolates were susceptible to vancomycin, S. pneumoniae endophthalmitis had a very poor visual prognosis.

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AdultAgedAged, 80 and overAnti-Bacterial AgentsCataractCataract ExtractionCeftriaxoneCefuroximeCorneal UlcerEndophthalmitisEye EnucleationEye InjuriesFemaleHumansLevofloxacinMaleAnti-Bacterial AgentsCeftriaxoneCefuroximeLevofloxacinMoxifloxacinPenicillinsVancomycin

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PMID33737573
PMCPMC7973428
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