Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8790972 | American Journal of Ophthalmology Case Reports | 2018 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
This conceptual report underscores a potential relationship between CPAP use and bleb-associated endophthalmitis. Streptococcal species are the most commonly reported causative organisms in bleb-associated endophthalmitis, and S. mitis is of particular concern as the most abundant microbe among all human oral flora. A logical risk factor for infection, the CPAP device may inadvertently deliver such organisms to the vulnerable conjunctival filtering bleb.
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Authors
Erich J. Berg, John B. Davies, Mark R. Buboltz, Thomas W. Samuelson,