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Conjuntivite por Achromobacter xylosoxidans: relato de caso / Conjunctivitis due to Achromobacter xylosoxidans: case report
Lucatelli, Juliana Faggion; Cantarelli, Vlademir Vicente; Picoli, Simone Ulrich.
  • Lucatelli, Juliana Faggion; Centro Universitário Feevale. Novo Hamburgo. BR
  • Cantarelli, Vlademir Vicente; Centro Universitário Feevale. Novo Hamburgo. BR
  • Picoli, Simone Ulrich; Centro Universitário Feevale. Novo Hamburgo. BR
Arq. bras. oftalmol ; 72(2): 261-263, mar.-abr. 2009. ilus
Article in Portuguese | LILACS | ID: lil-513903
RESUMO
Relatamos um caso de conjuntivite ocasionada por Achromobacter xylosoxidans em paciente imunocompetente usuária de lentes de contato rígidas. A bactéria foi isolada da solução utilizada para a desinfecção das lentes bem como do raspado conjuntival. A. xylosoxidans tem sido descrita em infecções oportunistas em pacientes imunodeprimidos, contudo pode ser confundida com outros bacilos gram-negativos, principalmente Pseudomonas aeruginosa, isoladas de infecções oculares em pacientes imunocompetentes. Devido ao reduzido perfil de sensibilidade aos antimicrobianos demonstrado pelo A. xylosoxidans, torna-se importante a identificação deste agente etiológico em quadros de conjuntivite.
ABSTRACT
We report here a case of conjunctivitis in an immunocompetent patient due to Achromobacter xylosoxidans, which was associated with the use of rigid contact lenses. The bacteria were isolated from the scraped conjunctival swab as well as from the lens cleaning fluid. A. xylosoxidans is an opportunistic pathogen, especially in immunocompromised patients; however, in isolates of ocular infections, from immunocompetent patients, it may be confused with other gram-negative organisms, particularly Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Due to an increased resistance against different antimicrobial agents, A. xylosoxidans must be fully identified and differentiated from other gram-negative isolates from ocular infections.
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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Conjunctivitis, Bacterial / Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / Contact Lenses / Achromobacter denitrificans Type of study: Diagnostic study / Prognostic study Limits: Female / Humans Language: Portuguese Journal: Arq. bras. oftalmol Journal subject: Ophthalmology Year: 2009 Type: Article Affiliation country: Brazil Institution/Affiliation country: Centro Universitário Feevale/BR

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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Conjunctivitis, Bacterial / Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / Contact Lenses / Achromobacter denitrificans Type of study: Diagnostic study / Prognostic study Limits: Female / Humans Language: Portuguese Journal: Arq. bras. oftalmol Journal subject: Ophthalmology Year: 2009 Type: Article Affiliation country: Brazil Institution/Affiliation country: Centro Universitário Feevale/BR