Record number:
458
Adverse Occurrence type:
MPHO Type:
Estimated frequency:
Of 1,010 consecutive penetrating keratoplasties the frequency of positive donor rim cultures was 14% (128 of 932 donor rims cultured).. , There were three cases of bacterial endophthalmitis, all caused by streptococci, and one case of Candida albicans endophthalmitis. In all cases except one case of streptococcal endophthalmitis, the same organism was cultured from the donor rim. Therefore there were three likely transmissions (same organiasm in donor rim culture and from recipients eye) with a transmissiible disease rate of 3/932 (0.32%).
Alerting signals, symptoms, evidence of occurrence:
Endophthalmitis
Demonstration of imputability or root cause:
Likely. Same bacteria in donor tissue and in patient with symptomatic bacterial and fungal endophthalmitis (no case details, so, no latency information available).
Imputability grade:
2 Probable
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