Endogenous methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus endophthalmitis secondary to axillary phlegmon: a case report

Can J Ophthalmol. 2017 Jun;52(3):e97-e99. doi: 10.1016/j.jcjo.2016.11.016. Epub 2017 Jan 12.

Authors

Vinay Kansal¹, Ehsan Rahimy², Sunir Garg³, Michael Dollin⁴

Affiliations

¹ University of Ottawa, Faculty of Medicine, Ottawa, Ont.
² Palo Alto Medical Foundation, Palo Alto, Cal.
³ The Retina Service of Wills Eye Hospital, Philadelphia, Penn.
⁴ University of Ottawa Eye Institute, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ont. Electronic address: mdollin@toh.ca.

PMID: 28576230
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcjo.2016.11.016

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

Anterior Chamber / microbiology*
Anterior Chamber / pathology
Axilla
Cellulitis / complications*
Cellulitis / microbiology
Endophthalmitis / diagnosis
Endophthalmitis / etiology*
Endophthalmitis / microbiology
Eye Infections, Bacterial / diagnosis
Eye Infections, Bacterial / etiology*
Eye Infections, Bacterial / microbiology
Humans
Male
Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / isolation & purification*
Middle Aged
Posterior Eye Segment / microbiology*
Posterior Eye Segment / pathology
Staphylococcal Infections / microbiology*
Tomography, Optical Coherence