Review Article

Chronic Postoperative Endophthalmitis: A Review of Clinical Characteristics, Microbiology, Treatment Strategies, and Outcomes

Table 2

Percentage of organisms reported in different case series of chronic postoperative endophthalmitis [5, 18, 28].

PathogensShirodkarAl-MezaineFoxPercentage

Propionibacterium acne1171248.3%
Gram-positive species33416%
Gram-negative species3106.4%
Mycobacteria2003.2%
Fungal species73321.3%
Mixed0304.8%