Dr. Kumar Saurabh, S17082, Dr. Rupak Roy, Dr. Pradeep Kumar Panigrahi, Dr. Sudipta Das
Purpose: To study the clinical and microbiological profile of post cataract surgery endophthalmitis and assess the utility of eubacterium and panfungal polymerase chain reaction (PCR).
Methods: It was a case series of consecutive post-cataract surgery endophthalmitis patients treated at a tertiary care centre in eastern India between January 2005 and December 2014. The data about clinical features, investigations, treatment and outcome was obtained from the medical records. Favorable anatomical and functional outcome were defined as clear media and attached retina and best corrected visual acuity of 20/200 or better, respectively. Main outcome measure was defined as anatomical and functional outcomes in culture negative but PCR positive and negative cases. Chi square tests were performed for statistical analysis and a P value of less than 0.05 was considered significant.
Results: 132 patients were included. Culture was positive in 51 (38.6%) eyes. Gram negative bacilli (27; 51.9%) were the predominant microorganisms; Pseudomonas aer