Orbital cellulitis and endogenous endophthalmitis secondary to Proteus mirabilis cholecystitis

Abstract We report the first case of orbital cellulitis and endogenous endophthalmitis secondary to Proteus mirabilis bacteremia that resulted from a calculus cholecystitis. Despite resolution of the gallbladder infection with antimicrobial therapy, the patient required evisceration of the affected...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease 2009-08, Vol.64 (4), p.442-444
Hauptverfasser:	Argelich, Roger, Ibáñez-Flores, Nuria, Bardavio, Javier, Burés-Jelstrup, Anniken, García-Segarra, Glòria, Coll-Colell, Rosa, Cuadrado, Vanesa, Fernández-Monrás, Francesc
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aged, 80 and over Anti-Bacterial Agents - therapeutic use Bacteremia - complications Bacteremia - drug therapy Bacteremia - microbiology Bacterial diseases Bacterial sepsis Bacteriology Biological and medical sciences Bloodstream infection Cholecystitis Cholecystitis - complications Cholecystitis - drug therapy Cholecystitis - microbiology Endogenous endophthalmitis Endophthalmitis - microbiology Endophthalmitis - surgery Female Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology Human bacterial diseases Humans Infectious Disease Infectious diseases Internal Medicine Medical sciences Microbiology Miscellaneous Orbital cellulitis Orbital Cellulitis - microbiology Orbital Cellulitis - surgery Proteus Infections - complications Proteus Infections - diagnosis Proteus Infections - drug therapy Proteus mirabilis Proteus mirabilis - isolation & purification
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Zusammenfassung:	Abstract We report the first case of orbital cellulitis and endogenous endophthalmitis secondary to Proteus mirabilis bacteremia that resulted from a calculus cholecystitis. Despite resolution of the gallbladder infection with antimicrobial therapy, the patient required evisceration of the affected eye. The pathogenesis of hematogenous endophthalmitis due to Gram-negative bacilli is discussed.
ISSN:	0732-8893 1879-0070
DOI:	10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2009.04.014