Clinical Trial: Endogenous Endophthalmitis in the Inpatient Setting

Study Status: Completed
Recruit Status: Completed
Study Type: Observational

Official Title: Endogenous Endophthalmitis Rates, Clinical Course, and Outcomes

Brief Summary: The purpose of this study is to determine the rate of endogenous endophthalmitis in patients admitted to Stanford Hospital with a systemic infection and positive blood cultures, as this may improve the clinical care of this population of patients.

Detailed Summary:

Some patients admitted to the hospital have blood-borne infections. Occasionally, these blood infections can end up inside the eye and cause an infection inside the eye (called endogenous endophthalmitis).

Prior to modern and rapid treatment of systemic infections, the rate of endogenous endophthalmitis was reported to be 37% in 1982. By 1997, the rate was reported to be 2.8%. This study aims to determine the rate of endogenous endophthalmitis at Stanford Hospital in the modern medical era in that our rates may be different as those reported in the literature. This potential difference may be a reflection of treatment protocols and antibiotics currently in use at Stanford Hospital.

Sponsor: Stanford University

Current Primary Outcome: Positive intraocular infection [ Time Frame: 1 day ]

Original Primary Outcome: Same as current

Current Secondary Outcome: Visual acuity [ Time Frame: 2 wk ]

Original Secondary Outcome: Same as current

Information By: Stanford University

Dates:
Date Received: March 24, 2011
Date Started: July 2010
Date Completion:
Last Updated: November 17, 2014
Last Verified: November 2014