Impact of microorganism virulence on endophthalmitis outcomes
This is the first classification of microorganisms into high and low virulence subcategories that demonstrate highly virulent microorganisms were associated with poor visual outcomes and increased likelihood of retinal detachment and enucleation.
Authors
- Aaron Yap (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4912-0594)
- Sharmini Muttaiyah
- Susan Lightman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6361-7305)
- Oren Tomkins‐Netzer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1015-1641)
- Dilpreet Kaur (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-1450-8202)
- Sarah Welch (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1322-7880)
- Rachael Louise Niederer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4311-859X)
Institutions
- University of Auckland (NZ)
- Auckland District Health Board (NZ)
- Moorfields Eye Hospital (GB)
- University College London (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- British Journal of Ophthalmology
- Published
- 2024-09-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bjo-2024-325605
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Ocular Infections and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.54