Laboratory diagnosis of endophthalmitis: Comparison of microbiology and molecular methods in the European Society of Cataract & Refractive Surgeons multicenter study and susceptibility testing

Abstract

Use of molecular biology technique increased the laboratory rate of identifying the pathogen by 20%, confirming the technique is very useful for the endophthalmitis specimen. Samples of both aqueous and vitreous should be collected and stored at -20 degrees C for PCR at the time of the diagnostic taps.