Long term analysis of microbiological isolates and antibiotic susceptibilities in acute-onset postoperative endophthalmitis: a UK multicentre study
Most of the bacterial isolates causing POE in the UK are Gram-positive bacteria, and the trend has remained stable over more than two decades. Current empirical treatment with intravitreal Vancomycin and Ceftazidime/Amikacin provides effective broad coverage for the vast majority of cases.
Authors
- Boon Lin Teh
- David Steel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8734-3089)
- Ariel Yuhan Ong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9300-573X)
- Andrew Lotery (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5541-4305)
- Peter Charbel Issa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0351-6673)
- Vy Hoang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2588-3025)
- Ankur Mehta
- Jonathan Smith (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8300-4426)
- C. Settle
Institutions
- Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre (GB)
- University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- University of Oxford (GB)
- Sunderland Eye Infirmary (GB)
- South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust (GB)
- Moorfields Eye Hospital (GB)
- University of Southampton (GB)
- University College London (GB)
- Technical University of Munich (DE)
- Newcastle University (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Eye
- Published
- 2025-02-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s41433-025-03673-w
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Ocular Infections and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 6.83