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ArticleAmerican journal of ophthalmology case reports2022

Endophthalmitis outbreak caused by Fusarium oxysporum after cataract surgery.

Rei Arasaki, Shin Tanaka, Kazuyoshi Okawa, Yui Tanaka, Tatsuya Inoue, Shinobu Kobayashi, Arisa Ito, Maiko Maruyama-Inoue, Takefumi Yamaguchi, Yasunori Muraosa and 2 more

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Article in American journal of ophthalmology case reports, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6citing papers in PubMed
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6 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Rei ArasakiDepartment of Ophthalmology and Micro-Technology, Yokohama City University, Kanagawa, Japan.
Shin TanakaDepartment of Ophthalmology and Micro-Technology, Yokohama City University, Kanagawa, Japan.
Kazuyoshi OkawaDepartment of Ophthalmology and Micro-Technology, Yokohama City University, Kanagawa, Japan.
Yui TanakaDepartment of Ophthalmology and Micro-Technology, Yokohama City University, Kanagawa, Japan.
Tatsuya InoueDepartment of Ophthalmology and Micro-Technology, Yokohama City University, Kanagawa, Japan.
Shinobu KobayashiDepartment of Ophthalmology and Micro-Technology, Yokohama City University, Kanagawa, Japan.
Arisa ItoDepartment of Ophthalmology and Micro-Technology, Yokohama City University, Kanagawa, Japan.
Maiko Maruyama-InoueDepartment of Ophthalmology and Micro-Technology, Yokohama City University, Kanagawa, Japan.
Takefumi YamaguchiDepartment of Ophthalmology, Ichikawa General Hospital, Tokyo Dental College, Chiba, Japan.
Yasunori MuraosaDepartment of Ophthalmology, Ichikawa General Hospital, Tokyo Dental College, Chiba, Japan.
Katsuhiko KameiMedical Mycology Research Center, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan.
Kazuaki KadonosonoDepartment of Ophthalmology and Micro-Technology, Yokohama City University, Kanagawa, Japan.
Yokohama City University · JPTokyo Dental College Ichikawa General Hospital · JPChiba University Hospital · JP

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeTo evaluate an outbreak of endophthalmitis caused by

methodsIn the present study, we conducted a retrospective review of the medical records of cases of endophthalmitis that developed after cataract surgery. All eyes underwent phacoemulsification and intraocular lens implantation (PEA + IOL) at a single eye clinic on the same date. Symptoms of endophthalmitis occurred 21.5 ± 3.4 days after the cataract surgery.

resultsNine eyes of 9 patients with fungal endophthalmitis (5 males and 4 females) were enrolled in the current study. The mean age of the patients was 63.4 ± 8.5 years. Soon after the diagnosis of endophthalmitis, pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) had been performed in all the eyes. However, because there was no response to the first PPV plus antibacterial drug therapy, we performed repeat PPV for all the eyes, combined with IOL removal and antifungal therapy (natamycin eye drops plus oral voriconazole or fosfluconazole). After the antifungal drug therapy, no recurrence of endophthalmitis was observed in any of the operated eyes, and good visual outcomes were obtained.

conclusionEarly diagnosis and appropriate, adequate treatment are needed for successful management of fungal endophthalmitis.

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Cataract surgeryEndophthalmitisFungal infection

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PMID35243149
PMCPMC8858878
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