Prevention, diagnosis, and management of acute postoperative bacterial endophthalmitis

J Cataract Refract Surg. 2011 Sep;37(9):1699-714. doi: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2011.06.018. Epub 2011 Jul 22.

Abstract

This distillation of the peer-reviewed scientific literature on infection after cataract surgery summarizes background material on epidemiology, etiology, and pathogenesis, describes the roles of surgical technique and antibiotic prophylaxis in prevention, and discusses diagnostic and therapeutic interventions in cases of suspected endophthalmitis.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Acute Disease
  • Anti-Infective Agents / therapeutic use
  • Bacteria / isolation & purification
  • Cataract Extraction
  • Drug Resistance, Microbial
  • Endophthalmitis* / diagnosis
  • Endophthalmitis* / prevention & control
  • Endophthalmitis* / therapy
  • Eye Infections, Bacterial* / diagnosis
  • Eye Infections, Bacterial* / prevention & control
  • Eye Infections, Bacterial* / therapy
  • Humans
  • Incidence
  • Postoperative Complications*
  • Risk Factors

Substances

  • Anti-Infective Agents