Postoperative endophthalmitis caused by sequestered Acinetobacter calcoaceticus

PURPOSE: To describe postoperative endophthalmitis caused by sequestered Ac inetobacter calcoaceticus, METHOD: Case report. A 40-year-old woman developed recurrence of inflammati on after extracapsular cataract extraction with intraocular lens (IOL) impl antation. At last recurrence, the capsular bag was studded with white depos its. Intraocular lens was removed along with capsular bag during pars plana vitrectomy. RESULTS: The capsular bag, when cultured, grew A calcoaceticus, The media r emained clear with no evidence of recurrence of infection over a 3-month fo llow-up CONCLUSION: Postoperative endophthalmitis similar to that caused by sequest ered Propionibacterium acnes canbe caused by A calcoaceticus. (C) 2000 by E lsevier Science Inc. All rights reserved.