Sensitivity, specificity and predictive values of anterior chamber tap in cases of bacterial endophthalmitis.
Carl Sjoholm-Gomez de LianoVidal F Soberon-VenturaGuillermo Salcedo-VillanuevaAbril Santos-PalaciosJose Luis Guerrero-NaranjoJans Fromow-GuerraGerardo García-AguirreVirgilio Morales-CantonRaul Vélez-MontoyaPublished in: Eye and vision (London, England) (2017)
The sensitivity and specificity of anterior chamber tap are low and should not be used for critical therapeutic decisions in patients with suspected bacterial endophthalmitis. In cases of post-surgical endophthalmitis, the result of an anterior chamber tap could be used for therapeutic guidance, but only in conjunction with clinical presentation and in the absence of a better method for diagnosis.
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