Acknowledgment of a Seminal Publication

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Acknowledgment of a Seminal Publication

Jules L. Baum, MD

Since this article does not have an abstract, we have provided the first 113 words of the full text and any section headings.

In a well-written summary of results from the EndophthalmitisVitrectomy Study (EVS),¹ Doft states that the study found thatsystemic antibiotic administration does not provide benefit.It should be noted that Pavan and Brinser first demonstratedthis fact clinically,² and this led, over time, to a reductionin the delivery of antibiotics by this route. The EVS study,a multi-center effort, and its lead author deserve full creditfor their seminal contribution, which greatly extends our knowledgein the diagnosis and treatment of bacterial endophthalmitis.

AUTHOR INFORMATION
Correspondence: Dr Baum, Tufts University School of Medicine,81 Maugus Ave, Wellesley Hills, MA 02481 (julesbaum@verizon.net).

Financial Disclosure: None reported.

1. Doft BH. Treatment of postcataract extraction endophthalmitis: a summary of the results from the Endophthalmitis Vitrectomy Study. Arch Ophthalmol. 2008;126(4):554-556. FREE FULL TEXT
2. Pavan PR, Brinser JH. Exogenous bacterial endophthalmitis treated without systemic antibiotics. Am J Ophthalmol. 1987;104(2):121-126. ISI | PUBMED

Arch Ophthalmol. 2008;126(12):1778.

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