Abstract
Meningococcal endophthalmitis is usually diagnosed by the isolation of organisms from specimens of cerebrospinal fluid or blood, rarely from aspirates of aqueous or vitreous. In the case reported in this paper the organisms were isolated from both the aqueous and the vitreous but not from any extraocular specimens.
Publication types
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Case Reports
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Adolescent
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Anterior Chamber / surgery
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Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
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Endophthalmitis / diagnosis
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Endophthalmitis / microbiology*
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Endophthalmitis / therapy
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Female
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Humans
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Inhalation
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Meningococcal Infections / diagnosis*
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Meningococcal Infections / therapy
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Neisseria meningitidis / isolation & purification
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Vitreous Body / surgery