Scleral buckle infection by Serratia species

Venkatesh, Ramesh; Agarwal, Manisha; Singh, Shalini; Mayor, Rahul; Bansal, Aditya

doi:10.4103/0974-620x.200694

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“…The causes of infection may be countless and often not easy to discover. In a recent case report, it has been described a scleral buckle removal due to a Serratia m arcescens persistent infection 13. Our experience shows the presence of P. aeruginosa , already known for its growth on surfaces of implanted biomaterials and for its difficult eradication.…”

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Infectious conjunctivitis caused byPseudomonasaeruginosain infected and extrused scleral buckles

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Extrusion of the scleral buckle is one of the complications patients may encounter undergoing the surgical treatment for retinal detachment. We present two cases of persistent Pseudomonasaeruginosa-related conjunctivitis which infected the silicone explant after retinal surgery. One of them is a 73-year-old Caucasian female patient with hyperaemia, intense pain and mucopurulent discharge. After the conjunctival swabs detected a P. aeruginosa infection, she started both topical and systemic treatment without any results; for this reason we opted for the buckle removal always under systemic therapy. The second case is an 84-year-old Caucasian female patient with fever, periorbital oedema, chronic ocular pain, hyperaemia and purulent discharge. P. aeruginosa has also been detected in this case. No improvement with topical and systemic treatment, so this convinced us to remove patient's buckles and to continue systemic therapy. Both cases had the complete resolution after surgery. It is important to quickly recognise exposed scleral buckles because they can be a source of infections and a rare but threatening cause of endophthalmitis.

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Infectious conjunctivitis caused byPseudomonasaeruginosain infected and extrused scleral buckles

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“…We also observed a number of unique infections which are rarely known to cause buckle infection such as Curvularia ,[5] Gliocladium ,[6] and Serratia [23] species [Fig. 1].…”

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Microbiological profile and antibiotic susceptibility of scleral buckle infections in North India

Shrivastav

Kumar

Singh

et al. 2019

Indian J Ophthalmol

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Purpose: The aim of this article to study causative organisms for scleral buckle (SB) infections in North India. Methods: A retrospective review of records was done for all patients who have undergone SB removal at our institute between January 2009 and December 2017. The records were analyzed for etiological agent of the infected buckle and its antibiotic sensitivity. Results: A total of 43 samples were analyzed and a positive culture was noted in 35 (81.40%) cases. The buckle infection rate at our institute was noted to be 2.53%. The commonest organism causing SB infections was Staphylococcus – 15 (42.6%) cases, followed by Pseudomonas – 6 (17.14%) cases and Fungi – 6 (17.14%) cases. The median interval between retinal detachment surgery and buckle explantation was 3 years. Conclusion: A large variety of organisms may cause SB infections. The commonest organism found to cause buckle infections in our study was Staphylococcus sp.

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Rare extraocular scleral buckle infections caused by microbial species: a case series

Zhou,

Wang,

Cao

et al. 2024

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Scleral buckling surgery is often used to repair noncomplex rhegmatogenous retinal detachment. However, postoperative scleral explant infections can cause damage to the eye. This report describes two cases of rare ocular microbial infections after scleral buckling surgery. Two male patients with a history of retinal detachment repair and scleral buckling for more than 10 years presented with redness and purulent secretions of the eye. Scleral buckle infections were diagnosed, and the buckles were removed. The first patient experienced a coinfection with Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Stenotrophomonas maltophilia, and filamentous fungi. Acinetobacter junii was found in the conjunctival sac secretions of the second patient. The postoperative course included antibiotic therapy. Early diagnosis and timely treatment of scleral explant infections are important. Scleral buckle removal at an appropriate time and cleaning of the infection site during the perioperative period are critical to effective treatment.

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Scleral buckle infection by Serratia species

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Infectious conjunctivitis caused byPseudomonasaeruginosain infected and extrused scleral buckles

Infectious conjunctivitis caused byPseudomonasaeruginosain infected and extrused scleral buckles

Microbiological profile and antibiotic susceptibility of scleral buckle infections in North India

Rare extraocular scleral buckle infections caused by microbial species: a case series

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