Endogenous Group G Streptococcus Endophthalmitis following a Dental Procedure

Ziakas, Nikolaos; Tzetzi, Despina; Boboridis, Kostas; Georgiadis, Nick

doi:10.1177/112067210401400110

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“…In addition, nine cases of endogenous Lancefield Group G beta-haemolytic Streptococcus (GGS)-related endophthalmitis have been published so far. Of them, five cases were associated with endocarditis, one each with cellulitis of the foot, facial trauma, abscessed tooth and of unknown origin [6,[11][12][13]. An additional study also indicates the involvement of this organism in bilateral endogenous endophthalmitis [14].…”

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Post-operative ocular infection due to Streptococcus dysgalactiae subspecies equisimilis

Kaliamurthy

Cuteri

Jesudasen

et al. 2011

J Infect Dev Ctries

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Ocular infections due to Streptococcus dysgalactiae subsp. equisimilis are rare. In the present report, three patients with a history of uncomplicated small incision cataract surgery with intraocular lens implantation developed exogenous endophthalmitis due to Streptococcus dysgalactiae subsp. equisimilis. The identification of the organisms was confirmed by PCR for a 16S rRNA sequence specific to the species S. dysgalactiae. Intravitreal treatment of cefazolin and amikacin, in addition to topical ofloxacin and tobramycin, resulted in resolution of infection in all three patients. Our reports indicate the importance of bacterial culture and molecular identification in the diagnosis of S. dysgalactiae subsp. equisimilis infection in the eye.

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Post-operative ocular infection due to Streptococcus dysgalactiae subspecies equisimilis

Kaliamurthy

Cuteri

Jesudasen

et al. 2011

J Infect Dev Ctries

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“…It is a pathogen that more often causes infection in cases of malignancy, alcoholism, and drug abuse. In the literature, group G Streptococcus has been shown to cause endogenous endophthalmitis following endocarditis and dental procedures,20–23 and has also been reported as the cause of exogenous endophthalmitis due to bleb-associated cases,9,24 facial trauma,25 cataract surgery,26,27 and penetrating keratoplasty 27. To our knowledge, this is the first reported case of group G Streptococcus endophthalmitis following an intravitreal injection.…”

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Exogenous group G Streptococcus endophthalmitis following intravitreal ranibizumab injection

Kuğu

Sevim²,

Kaymak³

et al. 2012

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We report a case of group G Streptococcus endophthalmitis following an intravitreal ranibizumab injection for a choroidal neovascular membrane. Pars plana vitrectomy was applied for endophthalmitis and group G Streptococcus cultures were isolated in the vitreous samples taken from the patient. Twenty-four hours following pars plana vitrectomy the patient underwent myocardial infarction and cardiac arrest. To our knowledge this is the first reported case of group G Streptococcus endophthalmitis following an intravitreal injection.

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“…Actinomyces israelii endogenous endophthalmitis has recently been reported after a dental procedure in an elderly woman with diabetes . Endogenous endophthalmitis after dental procedures in people typically is associated with Streptococcus spp …”

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Actinomyces endogenous endophthalmitis in a cat following multiple dental extractions

Westermeyer

Ward

Whittemore

et al. 2013

Veterinary Ophthalmology

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An 8-year-old, brachycephalic, mixed breed cat underwent full mouth tooth extractions for the treatment of tooth root abscessation. Subsequently, the cat developed anterior uveitis refractory to topical therapy that eventually necessitated enucleation. Actinomyces species were isolated from both the tooth root abscesses and the anterior chamber after enucleation. Histopathology of the enucleated eye revealed panophthalmitis with abundant intralesional bacteria morphologically consistent with Actinomyces. Between the time of tooth root extraction and enucleation (20 weeks), the cat was diagnosed with hyperthyroidism and treated with oral steroids for inflammatory bowel syndrome. We believe this report represents a rare case of endogenous endophthalmitis secondary to dental disease, possibly precipitated by concurrent immunosuppression.

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Endogenous Group G Streptococcus Endophthalmitis following a Dental Procedure

Abstract: To our knowledge, this is the second reported case of endogenous endophthalmitis following a dental procedure. Furthermore, it was due to group G Streptococcus, which is a rare cause of this condition.

Cited by 18 publications

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Post-operative ocular infection due to Streptococcus dysgalactiae subspecies equisimilis

Post-operative ocular infection due to Streptococcus dysgalactiae subspecies equisimilis

Exogenous group G Streptococcus endophthalmitis following intravitreal ranibizumab injection

Actinomyces endogenous endophthalmitis in a cat following multiple dental extractions

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