Real-time polymerase chain reaction in the diagnosis of acute postoperative endophthalmitis

摘要

I READ WITH INTEREST THE ARTICLE BY JOSEPH AND ASSO-ciates evaluating the efficacy of quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) in the diagnosis of postoperative bacterial endophthalmitis after cataract surgery.1 This technique offers a rapid pathogen identification and may be very useful in the treatment of postoperative endophthalmitis, in which the type of organism plays an important role in the final visual outcome. Their conclusions, however, should be interpreted with care.