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Case Reports
. 1995 May-Jun;11(3):207-9.

Survival of streptococcus in optisol-GS medium

A C Varner  1 , L F Rich, B L Crow, S MacRae
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  • PMID: 7553092
Case Reports

Survival of streptococcus in optisol-GS medium

A C Varner et al. J Refract Surg. 1995 May-Jun.

Abstract

Background: Donor cornea contamination as a cause of endophthalmitis is one of the most serious complications of penetrating keratoplasty. Optisol-GS corneal storage medium with the combination of gentamicin and streptomycin was designed to provide wider antibiotic coverage, most notably against streptococcal species. However, many enterococci are resistant to streptomycin and genta micin.

Methods/results: We report a case in which Enterococcus faecium was isolated from cultures of the donor limbus prior to corneal excision and again from preoperative cultures of the donor corneal rim despite 5 days of preservation in Optisol-GS. The isolate was found to be resistant to both gentamicin and streptomycin.

Conclusions: This case illustrates the need to raise awareness that streptococcus can remain a viable contaminant of donor corneas despite storage in Optisol-GS medium.

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