Tsukamurella: An unrecognized mimic of atypical mycobacterial keratitis? The first case report

Cornea

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 362-364

  Tam, Patrick M K ^a   Young, Alvin L ^a   Cheng, Lulu ^a   Congdon, Nathan ^a   Lam, Philip T H ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Graft infection; Mycobacterial keratitis; Tsukamurella

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; DORZOLAMIDE PLUS TIMOLOL; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; MOXIFLOXACIN; OFLOXACIN; PREDNISOLONE ACETATE; TIMOLOL PLUS TRAVOPROST; TOBRAMYCIN; VANCOMYCIN;

AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; ATYPICAL MYCOBACTERIAL KERATITIS; ATYPICAL MYCOBACTERIOSIS; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BEDTIME DOSAGE; CASE REPORT; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; CORNEA TRANSPLANTATION; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; KERATITIS; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM; NONHUMAN; PENETRATING KERATOPLASTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT RESPONSE; TSUKAMURELLA; VISUAL ACUITY;

ACTINOMYCETALES; ACTINOMYCETALES INFECTIONS; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMIKACIN; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CORNEAL ULCER; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; EYE INFECTIONS, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; KERATOPLASTY, PENETRATING; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM INFECTIONS; OFLOXACIN; REOPERATION;

EID: 77649119521     PISSN: 02773740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ICO.0b013e3181ae2594     Document Type: Article

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