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Review
. 2022 Aug 27;12(9):2075.
doi: 10.3390/diagnostics12092075.

A Review on Pathogens and Necessary Diagnostic Work for Bleb-Related Infections (BRIs)

Stylianos A Kandarakis  1 , Leonidas Doumazos  1 , Dimitra Mitsopoulou  1 , Mario A Economou  2   3 , Ioanna Mylona  4 , Chrysostomos Dimitriou  5 , Petros Petrou  1 , Ilias Georgalas  1
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Review

A Review on Pathogens and Necessary Diagnostic Work for Bleb-Related Infections (BRIs)

Stylianos A Kandarakis et al. Diagnostics (Basel). .

Abstract

At the present time, as newer techniques and minimally invasive procedures gain popularity among anterior segment surgeons for regulating intraocular pressure, trabeculectomy still has a leading role in glaucoma surgery. Trabeculectomy retains a highly successful and safe profile; however, one of the major complications includes bleb-related infections (BRIs). To date, the most common pathogens remain Gram-positive cocci, but the list of pathogens that have been identified in the literature includes more than 100 microorganisms. Because antibiotic use is more widespread than ever before and our ability to identify pathogens has improved, the pathogen spectrum will broaden in the future and more pathogens causing BRIs will be described as atypical presentations. The scope of this review was to identify all pathogens that have been described to cause bleb-related infections to date, as well as focus on the risk factors, clinical presentation, and various available diagnostic tools used for an appropriate diagnostic workup.

Keywords: bleb related infection; blebitis; glaucoma filtration surgery; trabeculectomy complications.

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The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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