An outbreak of Ralstonia pickettii endophthalmitis following intravitreal methotrexate injection

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Figure 1 Clinical photograph of the left eye of case 2.

Notes: (A) Clinical photograph at 1 day post vitreous biopsy + intraocular antibiotic injection showing persistent hypopyon and (B) at 1 week follow-up showing resolution of hypopyon.

Table 1 Demographic profile, clinical features, and the results of treatment of the patients diagnosed with endophthalmitis caused by Ralstonia Pickettii

Case	Age/sex	Eye	Preinjection visual acuity	Visual acuity at presentation	Anterior chamber reaction^Citation10	Media haze^Citation11	Intervention	Final visual acuity
1	28 years/M	OS	20/30	20/50	4+, Hypopyon	Grade 2	Vitreous biopsy + intraocular antibiotic	20/50
2	46 years/M	OD	20/20	Hand motions	4+, Hypopyon	Grade 3	Vitreous biopsy + intraocular antibiotic	20/60
		OS	20/20	Counting fingers at 1 meter	4+, Hypopyon	Grade 3	Vitreous biopsy + intraocular antibiotic	20/50

Abbreviations: OS, left eye; OD, right eye; M, male.

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