Clinical features, pathogens, and mortality of endogenous endophthalmitis: A 10-year retrospective review in Northern Taiwan
EE remains a vision-threatening condition. <i>K</i>. <i>pneumoniae</i>, frequently associated with liver abscesses, is the leading cause of EBE. <i>C</i>. <i>albicans</i> is the most common pathogen in EFE. However, patients with bilateral EFE have a higher mortality rate. Overall, final visual outcomes were generally poor, with many patients experiencing severe vision impairment despite treatment.
Authors
- Po‐Ting Yeh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0461-8778)
- Chung‐May Yang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4082-420X)
- Tzyy‐Chang Ho (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0406-6245)
- Tso‐Ting Lai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8247-7018)
- Ta‐Ching Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4358-6585)
- Chang‐Hao Yang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4328-8716)
- Yi‐Ting Hsieh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2258-154X)
- Po-Jung Lai
- Chang‐Ping Lin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0302-7711)
- Yu-Hsun Chuang
Institutions
- National Taiwan University (TW)
- National Taiwan University Hospital (TW)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Taiwan Journal of Ophthalmology
- Published
- 2025-04-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.4103/tjo.tjo-d-25-00030
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Ocular Infections and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.41