Cataract surgery during active methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection

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dc.contributor.authorMansour, Ahmad Mohammed Farid Mahmoud
dc.contributor.authorSalti, Haytham I.S.
dc.contributor.departmentOphthalmology
dc.contributor.facultyFaculty of Medicine (FM)
dc.contributor.institutionAmerican University of Beirut
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-24T12:08:26Z
dc.date.available2025-01-24T12:08:26Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.description.abstractWe present two patients with active, foul-smelling, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) wounds of the forehead and sternum following craniotomy or open heart surgery. Both had debilitating cataracts and were told by the infectious diseases team that cataract surgery is very risky. Both underwent sequential bilateral phacoemulsification with no sign of infection. Patients with active MRSA wound infections may safely undergo cataract surgery with additional precautions observed intraoperatively (good wound construction) and postoperatively (topical antibiotics and close observation). Banning such surgeries can unnecessarily jeopardize the lifestyles of such patients. © 2014 Mansour and Salti.
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.2147/OPTH.S61037
dc.identifier.eid2-s2.0-84899135865
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10938/31778
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherDove Medical Press
dc.relation.ispartofClinical Ophthalmology
dc.sourceScopus
dc.subjectCataract
dc.subjectInfection
dc.subjectMethicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus
dc.subjectPhacoemulsification
dc.subjectAntibiotic agent
dc.subjectDexamethasone sodium phosphate
dc.subjectEye drops
dc.subjectMoxifloxacin
dc.subjectNetilmicin
dc.subjectAged
dc.subjectArticle
dc.subjectBody mass
dc.subjectCapsulorhexis
dc.subjectCase report
dc.subjectCataract extraction
dc.subjectClinical examination
dc.subjectCoronary artery bypass graft
dc.subjectCraniotomy
dc.subjectDiabetes mellitus
dc.subjectDose response
dc.subjectDrug dose reduction
dc.subjectDyslipidemia
dc.subjectFemale
dc.subjectHuman
dc.subjectHypertension
dc.subjectMale
dc.subjectMethicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus infection
dc.subjectMorbid obesity
dc.subjectOsteomyelitis
dc.subjectPostoperative period
dc.subjectReoperation
dc.subjectTopical anesthesia
dc.subjectTreatment failure
dc.subjectTreatment response
dc.subjectVisual acuity
dc.subjectVisual impairment
dc.titleCataract surgery during active methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection
dc.typeArticle

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