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Endogenous Ochrobactrum anthropi endophthalmitis
A J Berman1, L V Del Priore, C K Fischer
1Barnes Retina Institute, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO 63110, USA.
Purpose:
To describe bilateral endogenous endophthalmitis caused by Ochrobactrum anthropi in a partially immunosuppressed patient who had undergone central venous access for hyperalimentation and home intravenous therapy.
Methods:
Case report.
Results:
Blood cultures were positive for O anthropi. Vitreous cultures grew a gram-variable bacillus. The patient's ocular and systemic condition markedly improved after intravitreal antibiotics and systemic ciprofloxacin.
Conclusions:
Ochrobactrum anthropi may cause endogenous endophthalmitis in patients with a history of indwelling catheters for venous access or other permanent medical devices.