Association of propionibacterium acnes endophthalmitis with HLA-DQw5

Ocular Immunology and Inflammation

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 25-32

  Davis, Janet L ^a,f   Winward, Kirk R ^g   Lonardo, Emilia C ^b   Nussenblatt, Robert B ^c   Meisler, David M ^d   Lee, Tsung Dao ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b EXXONMOBIL UPSTREAM RESEARCH COMPANY   (United States)

^c NATIONAL EYE INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^e New York Immunogenetics Center   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^g NONE

Author keywords

Cataract surgery; Endophthalmitis; HLA DQw5; Propionibacterium acnes

Indexed keywords

HLA DQ ANTIGEN;

ARTICLE; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; HLA SYSTEM; HLA TYPING; HUMAN; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE PROBE; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PROPIONIBACTERIUM ACNES;

EID: 0030053498     PISSN: 09273948     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09273949609069124     Document Type: Article

References (19)

1. Ten Doesschate MJL. Lens-induced inflammation. Int Ophthalmol 1985; 7:193-201.
2. Wirostko F, Spalter HF. Lens-induced uveitis. Arch Ophthalmol 1967; 78:1-7.
3. Marak GEJ. Phacoanaphylactic endophthalmitis. Surv Ophthalmol 1992; 36:325-339.
4. Wohl LG, Lucier AC, Kline OR, Galman BD. Pseudophakic phacoanaphylactic endophthalmitis. Ophthalmic Surg 1986; 17:234-237.
5. Meisler DM, Zachary AA, Braun WE, et al. Association of DQw1 with uveitis following cataract surgery. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 1987; 28 (Suppl): 43.
6. Meisler DM, Palestine AG, Vastine DW, et al. Chronic Propionibacterium endophthalmitis after extracapsular cataract extraction and intraocular lens implantation. Am J Ophthalmol 1986; 102:733-739.
7. Lee TD, Zhao TM, Strothman R. First Red Cross histocompatibility workshop: Joint report. In: Lee TD (editor). The HLA System. A New Approach. New York: Springer Verlag, 1990:107-140.
8. Lee TD (editor). Distribution of HLA Antigens in North American Caucasians, North American Blacks and Orientals. In: Lee TD (editor). The HLA System. A New Approach. New York: Springer Verlag, 1990.
9. Marsh SGE, Bodmer JG. HLA Class II nucleotide sequences, 1991. Hum Immunol 1991; 31:207-227.
10. Scharf SJ, Friedman A, Steinman L, Brautbar C, Erlich HA. Specific HLA-DQB and HLA-DRB1 alleles confer susceptibility to pemphigus vulgaris. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 1989; 86:6215-6219.
11. Salgame P, Convit J, Bloom BR. Immunological suppression by human CD8+ T cells is receptor dependent and HLA-DQ restricted. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 1991; 88:2598-2602.
12. Steere AC, Dwyer E, Winchester R. Association of chronic Lyme arthritis with HLA-DR4 and HLA-DR2 alleles. New Engl J Med 1990; 323:219-223.
13. Altmann DM, Sansom D, Marsh SGE. What is the basis for HLA-DQ associations with autoimmune disease? Immunol Today 1991; 12:267-270.
14. Dickey JB, Thompson KD, Jay WM. Anterior chamber aspirate cultures after uncomplicated cataract surgery. Am J Ophthalmol 1991; 112:278-282.
15. Whitcup SM, Belfort R, deSmet MD, Palestine AG, Nussenblatt RB, Chan CC. Immunohistochemistry of the inflammatory response in Propionibacterium acnes endophthalmitis. Arch Ophthalmol 1991; 109:978-979.
16. Meisler DM, Barna BP, Zachary AA, et al. Immune responsiveness to Propionibacterium acnes in DQw1-associated uveitis following cataract extraction and posterior chamber lens implant. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 1988; 29 (Suppl):372.
17. Winward KE, Pflugfelder SC, Flynn HW, Roussel TJ, Davis JL. Postoperative Propionibacterium endophthalmitis: Treatment strategies and long-term results. Ophthalmology 1993; 100:447-451.
18. Yang CM, Cousins SW. Fate of the fellow eye after Propionibacterium acnes endophthalmitis [letter]. Am J Ophthalmol 1991; 112:99-100.
19. Cusumano A, Busin M, Spitznas M. Is chronic intraocular inflammation after lens implantation of bacterial origin? Ophthalmology 1991; 98:1703-1710.