A cluster of endophthalmitis caused by Mycobacterium abscessus after cataract surgery

Jia-Horung Hung; Yi Hsun Huang; Tsung Chain Chang; Sung Huei Tseng; Min Hsiu Shih; Jiunn Jong Wu; Fu-Chin Huang

doi:10.1016/j.jmii.2014.02.001

A cluster of endophthalmitis caused by Mycobacterium abscessus after cataract surgery

Jia-Horung Hung, Yi Hsun Huang, Tsung Chain Chang, Sung Huei Tseng, Min Hsiu Shih, Jiunn Jong Wu, Fu-Chin Huang

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Abstract

We report two cases of postoperative endophthalmitis after cataract surgery caused by the same strain of Mycobacterium abscessus confirmed by arbitrarily primed polymerase chain reaction, sequencing of the erythromycin ribosome methyltransferase gene and pulsed-field gel electrophoresis. The outcomes were poor despite aggressive treatments. This is the first report of nontuberculous mycobacteria as a causative pathogen for a cluster of endophthalmitis.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	799-803
Number of pages	5
Journal	Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection
Volume	49
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmii.2014.02.001
Publication status	Published - 2016 Oct 1

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Immunology and Allergy
Immunology and Microbiology(all)
Microbiology (medical)
Infectious Diseases

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Hung, J-H., Huang, Y. H., Chang, T. C., Tseng, S. H., Shih, M. H., Wu, J. J., & Huang, F-C. (2016). A cluster of endophthalmitis caused by Mycobacterium abscessus after cataract surgery. Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection, 49(5), 799-803. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmii.2014.02.001

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