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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, August 2003, p. 3998-4000, Vol. 41, No. 8
0095-1137/03/$08.00+0     DOI: 10.1128/JCM.41.8.3998-4000.2003
Copyright © 2003, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

CASE REPORT

Rhizobium (Agrobacterium) radiobacter Identified as a Cause of Chronic Endophthalmitis Subsequent to Cataract Extraction

Hassan Namdari,1* Sirus Hamzavi,2 and Randall R. Peairs2

Clinical Laboratories Inc., Throop,1 Northeastern Eye Institute, Scranton, Pennsylvania2

Received 31 October 2002/ Returned for modification 24 February 2003/ Accepted 25 April 2003

Herein, we report a case of chronic endophthalmitis caused by a ceftazidime-resistant Rhizobium radiobacter strain in a 62-year-old male. The patient underwent an uneventful cataract extraction of the right eye a week prior to the appearance of symptoms (pain, redness, and blurring vision) which developed following a golf outing. Upon admission the patient received an emergency vitrectomy. The patient remained symptomatic, and R. radiobacter was isolated repeatedly from vitreous fluid cultures over a 5-month period. Ultimately, the infection responded to intravitreal gentamicin, oral ciprofloxacin, and removal of the lens implant.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Clinical Laboratories, Inc., a LabCorp Company, 901 Keystone Industrial Park, Throop, PA 18512. Phone: (570) 346-1759. Fax: (570) 941-3588. E-mail: hnamdari{at}clinical.com.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, August 2003, p. 3998-4000, Vol. 41, No. 8
0095-1137/03/$08.00+0     DOI: 10.1128/JCM.41.8.3998-4000.2003
Copyright © 2003, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.



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