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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: Retina. 2014 Sep;34(9):1875–1881. doi: 10.1097/IAE.0000000000000162

Table 2. Initial Treatment Strategies and Outcomes of Patients with Endophthalmitis caused by Klebsiella species.

Patient Presenting VA Initial Treatment Clinical Improvement Follow-up (months) Last VA
1 2/200 Vitreous tap/injection No 1 enucleated
2 1/200 PPV with intravitreal injection No 4 enucleated
3 Light perception Vitreous tap/injection No 20 eviscerated
4 Light perception PPV with intravitreal injection Yes 2 20/60
5 20/60 Anterior chamber tap/injection* Yes 4 20/25
6 Hand movements Vitreous tap/injection Yes 83 20/70
7 Hand movements Vitreous tap/injection No+ 76 20/70

VA: Snellen visual acuity; Last VA: visual acuity at last follow-up examination; PPV: pars plana vitrectomy

*

Patient 5 underwent repair of corneal laceration simultaneously

+

Patient 7 subsequently underwent pars plana vitrectomy