A Case of Achromobacter Xylosoxidans Keratitis
Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society
;
: 1362-1365, 2011.
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in Korean
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ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
To report a case of corneal ulcer caused by Achromobacter xylosoxidans in a farmer. CASESUMMARY:
A previously healthy 68-year-old man presented with unilateral redness and irritation after his eye was grazed by a cow's tail. The patient had previously been treated in a local clinic for four days without improvement. Bacterial staining, culture, and an antibiotic sensitivity test were performed from a corneal scrape. The cultures revealed growth of A. xylosoxidans. The patient was treated with moxifloxacin and ceftazidime eyedrops. After three months of treatment, the infection was resolved with mild scarring.CONCLUSIONS:
Although it is a rare pathogen, A. xylosoxidans should be considered as a potential pathogen in patients presenting with corneal ulceration due to trauma from an object contaminated by soil or animal feces and having a slowly progressive disease and localized infiltrate but showing Gram-negative bacilli on smear examination.
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Index:
WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Ophthalmic Solutions
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Quinolines
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Soil
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Aza Compounds
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Tail
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Ceftazidime
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Corneal Ulcer
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Achromobacter
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Achromobacter denitrificans
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Eye
Limits:
Animals
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Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society
Year:
2011
Type:
Article
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