Bilateral endophthalmitis as a primary manifestation of Streptococcus dysgalactiae endocarditis and the role of 16S rDNA polymerase chain reaction in identification
- Resource Type
- Authors
- Nimal Wickramasinghe; Kathryn A. Harris
- Source
- Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease. 67:185-187
- Subject
- DNA, Bacterial
Microbiology (medical)
Endogenous endophthalmitis
DNA, Ribosomal
Polymerase Chain Reaction
law.invention
Microbiology
Endophthalmitis
law
RNA, Ribosomal, 16S
Streptococcal Infections
medicine
Humans
Endocarditis
Pathogen
Polymerase chain reaction
Aged
Bacteriological Techniques
biology
business.industry
Streptococcus
Endocarditis, Bacterial
Sequence Analysis, DNA
General Medicine
16S ribosomal RNA
biology.organism_classification
medicine.disease
Infectious Diseases
Female
Complication
Streptococcus dysgalactiae
business
Echocardiography, Transesophageal
- Language
- ISSN
- 0732-8893
Bilateral endogenous endophthalmitis is a rare complication of endocarditis. We present the case of a 72-year-old female who presented with heart failure and bilateral endogenous endophthalmitis. Endocarditis was confirmed on transesophageal echocardiography. All cultures were negative, but 16S rDNA sequencing on vitreal aspirates identified Streptococcus dysgalactiae as the likely pathogen.