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[Endogenous serratia marcescens endophthalmitis diagnosis with PCR]
V M Asensio Sánchez1, F J Pérez Flández, E Gil Fernández
1Hospital General, Medina del Campo, Valladolid, España.
Archivos De La Sociedad Espanola De Oftalmologia
|June 6, 2003
Abstract
Purpose/Method:
We report the case of a 75-year-old man with endogenous endophthalmitis in the left eye. Culture results were negative. PCR for several Gram-negative bacterias genome was performed.
Results/Conclusions:
Polymerase chain reaction showed amplification of Serratia marcescens genome. Our case indicates that PCR can be a valuable tool in the diagnosis of culture negative endophthalmitis.