Initial Presentation of Cutibacterium (Formerly Propionibacterium ) acnes Endophthalmitis Twenty-One Years After Cataract Surgery

A Case of Delayed-Onset Propionibacterium acnes Endophthalmitis after Cataract Surgery with Implantation of a Preloaded Intraocular Lens

PURPOSE To report a case of delayed-onset endophthalmitis after implantation of a preloaded intraocular lens (IOL) and examine the surgically removed IOL by scanning electron microscopy (SEM). CASE A 77-year-old female underwent uneventful phacoemulsification and aspiration with preloaded silicone IOL implantation. Since intraocular inflammation unexpectedly worsened 1 month after the surgery...

Propionibacterium acnes endophthalmitis in Ahmed glaucoma valve.

PURPOSE To report a case of Propionibacterium acnes endophthalmitis in a patient with an Ahmed glaucoma valve. CASE REPORT A nine-year-old boy with bilateral congenital glaucoma, with an Ahmed glaucoma valve implanted in the left eye, had recurrent conjunctival dehiscence and endophthalmitis. RESULTS Vitreous cultures demonstrated the presence of Propionibacterium acnes. CONCLUSIONS This ...

Bilateral sequential Propionibacterium acnes exogenous endophthalmitis

A 68-year-old man underwent uncomplicated sequential cataract extractions performed more than a year apart. He presented 6 months after the second surgery with persistent intraocular inflammation in both eyes. Cultures from both eyes grew Propionibacterium acnes and he responded well to treatment. Suspicion for delayed-onset post-operative endophthalmitis must remain high in uveitis cases that ...

Infectious endophthalmitis after cataract surgery.

Interaction of Cutibacterium ( formerly Propionibacterium) acnes with bone cells: a step toward understanding bone and joint infection development

Cutibacterium acnes (formerly Propionibacterium acnes) is recognized as a pathogen in foreign-body infections (arthroplasty or spinal instrumentation). To date, the direct impact of C. acnes on bone cells has never been explored. The clade of 11 C. acnes clinical isolates was determined by MLST. Human osteoblasts and osteoclasts were infected by live C. acnes. The whole genome sequence of six i...