Clinical Study

Review of Clinical Features, Microbiological Spectrum, and Treatment Outcomes of Endogenous Endophthalmitis over an 8-Year Period

Table 1

Clinical features of 22 eyes of 21 patients with endogenous endophthalmitis.

Patient no.GenderAge at presentationInfective focusVA at presentationVA at latest visitMicroorganism

1Male38LiverHMNLPKlebsiella pneumoniae
2Male71LiverNLPEvisceratedKlebsiella pneumoniae
3Female43NasopharynxFCEvisceratedStaph. aureus + Strep. pneumoniae
4Female58LiverFC20/200Klebsiella pneumoniae
5Female75Urinary tractHMNLPEscherichia coli
6Male89Pulmonary20/1200EvisceratedStrep. pneumoniae
7Male51Central nervous systemFCN/ACandida sp.
8Male42BrainFCNLPCandida sp.
9Male41LiverLPNLPKlebsiella pneumoniae
10Female67Necrotizing fasciitisHMNLPStrep. Pyogenes
11Male70Nil20/1200NLPAspergillus sp.
12Male55Intravenous drugHM20/400Staph. Aureus
13Female75Urinary tractLPNLPKlebsiella pneumonia
14aFemale60Urinary tractFC20/320Candida sp.
14b20/800NLPCandida sp.
15Female65NilLPEvisceratedKlebsiella pneumonia
16Female58Urinary tractHMEvisceratedEscherichia coli
17Male65Urinary tractHMNLPCandida sp.
18Male76NilNLPEvisceratedKlebsiella pneumoniae
19Female58KneeHMNLPStrep. agalactiae
20Female86Urinary tractHM20/100Klebsiella pneumonia
21Male56Back abscess20/40020/200Enterobacter sp.

FC: finger counting; HM: hand motion; LP: light perception; NLP: no light perception.