Blindness as an uncommon complication of Streptococcus pneumoniae systemic infection

Intensive Care Med. 2019 Feb;45(2):263-265. doi: 10.1007/s00134-018-5486-0. Epub 2018 Dec 6.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Blindness / etiology*
  • Cefotaxime
  • Endocarditis / complications
  • Endocarditis / drug therapy
  • Endophthalmitis / complications
  • Endophthalmitis / etiology*
  • Humans
  • Intravitreal Injections / methods
  • Male
  • Meningitis / complications
  • Meningitis / drug therapy
  • Middle Aged
  • Pneumonia / complications
  • Pneumonia / drug therapy
  • Sepsis / complications
  • Sepsis / drug therapy
  • Streptococcal Infections / complications*
  • Streptococcal Infections / drug therapy
  • Streptococcus pneumoniae / drug effects
  • Streptococcus pneumoniae / pathogenicity

Substances

  • Cefotaxime