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Mycobacterium chelonei keratitis: a case report.

1983; BMJ; Volume: 67; Issue: 5 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1136/bjo.67.5.324

1468-2079

D J Mirate, D. Hull, John Henry Steel, M J Carter,

Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria

The case is reported of a patient who initially presented with a dendritiform corneal ulcer that ultimately failed to heal and in which Mycobacterium chelonei was repeatedly cultured. The organism was sensitive only to kanamycin and amikacin; however, topical administration of these antibiotics failed to achieve a complete cure. Penetrating keratoplasty was ultimately required to eradicate the organism from the cornea.