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| Presentation preference | Poster and Rapid fire |
| Title | Clinical features and prognosis of Klebsiella endophthalmitis |
| Accept poster if oral is not possible ? | Yes |
| Purpose | To describe clinical features and prognosis of endogenous Klebsiella Endophthalmitis |
| Methods | Restrospective case series of 19 patients diagnosed with Klebsiella endophthalmitis from January 2007 to July 2017 at Yonsei University College of Medicine. |
| Results | The mean age of 19 patients was 60.4 years. Bilaterality was 26.3%. 89.5% of patients were men. 42.1% of patients were diabetic. All patients had concurrent liver abscess. Hypopyon was present in 57.1% of patients. Of 24 eyes, 15 (62.5%) eyes underwent vitrectomy. The remaining 9 (37.5%) eyes received intravitreal antibiotics only. Only one (4.1%) eye eventually underwent eviceration. 24.1% of eyes showed improvement in visual acuity. 21.7% of eyes had final visual acuity of 20/200 or better. 69.8% of eyes had final visual acuity of HM or less. |
| Conclusion | Klebsella endophthalmitis typically occurred in middle-age or older diabetic men with liver abscess. Visual prognosis is poor. Ocular screening for early detection of endophthalmitis in patients with Klebsiella sepsis is recommended. |
| Conflict of interest | No |
Author 1
| Last name | LEE |
| Initials of first name(s) | CS |
| Department | Department of Ophthalmology |
| City | Seoul |
| Country | Korea, Republic of |
Author 2
| Last name | Kim |
| Initials of first name(s) | HS |
| Department | Department of Ophthalmology |
| City | Seoul |
| Country | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
Author 3
| Last name | LEE |
| Initials of first name(s) | SC |
| Department | Department of Ophthalmology |
| City | Seoul |
| Country | Korea, Republic of |
Author 4
| Last name | CHUNG |
| Initials of first name(s) | H |
| Department | Department of Ophthalmology |
| City | Seol |
| Country | Korea, Republic of |
