Post-traumatic vancomycin-resistant enterococcal endophthalmitis

J Ophthalmic Inflamm Infect. 2013 Mar 18;3(1):42. doi: 10.1186/1869-5760-3-42.

Abstract

The emergence of antibiotic-resistant organisms among severe ocular infections is of grave concern. We describe the first reported case of vancomycin-resistant enterococcal endophthalmitis following ocular trauma, uniquely caused by Enterococcus gallinarum. The organism demonstrated intrinsic resistance to ceftazidime and vancomycin but responded favorably to a combination of intravitreal and intravenous ampicillin, plus intravitreal amikacin. When faced with a multidrug-resistant organism, the ophthalmologist must consider alternative antibiotic strategies.