Exogenous Methicillin-Resistant <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> Endophthalmitis is Caused by Multidrug-Resistant Lineages that are Associated with Poor Outcomes
Exogenous MRSA endophthalmitis is caused by MDR strains that resemble the hospital-acquired lineage USA100. These strains cause severe endophthalmitis in patients with no recent hospital/healthcare exposure.
Authors
- James J. Cadorette
- Fayez Mohamed Reda Mohamed Ali (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-3042-5672)
- Jie Sun (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0552-9061)
- Paulo J. M. Bispo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2867-1450)
- Rick Boody
- Lucia Sobrin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1575-0819)
- Camille André (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8461-8574)
Institutions
- Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary (US)
- Harvard University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Ocular Immunology and Inflammation
- Published
- 2024-10-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/09273948.2024.2417797
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Ocular Infections and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.54
Funders
- Massachusetts Lions Eye Research Fund