Lohmann, Chris P. and Heeb, Marcus and Linde, Hans-Joerg and Gabel, Veit-Peter and Reischl, Udo (1998) Diagnosis of infectious endophthalmitis after cataract surgery by polymerase chain reaction. JOURNAL OF CATARACT AND REFRACTIVE SURGERY, 24 (6). pp. 821-826. ISSN 0886-3350,
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Purpose: To ascertain whether the use of the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) technique leads to more rapid diagnosis of infectious endophthalmitis after cataract surgery. Setting: University Eye Clinic Regensburg, Germany. Methods: The aqueous humor and vitreous of 16 eyes with infectious endophthalmitis (10 acute, 6 delayed) were evaluated by microscopy, diagnostic culture, and PCR to detect the infectious agent. Results: Microscopy of the vitreous was positive in 3 eyes and the culture media results were positive in 7 eyes, all with acute endophthalmitis. Significantly fewer positive results were obtained in the aqueous humor. Using PCR, an infectious agent was detected in the aqueous humor of ail 16 eyes and in the vitreous of 14. The vitreous sample was negative in 2 eyes with delayed endophthalmitis. Conclusions: Detection of the infectious agent was more successful using PCR than using conventional microbiological tests, especially in the diagnosis of delayed endophthalmitis where the pathogen was detected in the aqueous humor in ail eyes.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | PSEUDOPHAKIC ENDOPHTHALMITIS; MANAGEMENT; VITRECTOMY; PROBES; DNA; |
| Subjects: | 600 Technology > 610 Medical sciences Medicine |
| Divisions: | Medicine > Lehrstuhl für Augenheilkunde |
| Depositing User: | Dr. Gernot Deinzer |
| Date Deposited: | 09 May 2023 09:53 |
| Last Modified: | 09 May 2023 09:53 |
| URI: | https://pred.uni-regensburg.de/id/eprint/49767 |
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