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Suture-related keratitis caused by Corynebacterium macginleyi.

Authors :
Suzuki T
Iihara H
Uno T
Hara Y
Ohkusu K
Hata H
Shudo M
Ohashi Y
Source :
Journal of clinical microbiology [J Clin Microbiol] 2007 Nov; Vol. 45 (11), pp. 3833-6. Date of Electronic Publication: 2007 Oct 03.
Publication Year :
2007

Abstract

We report two cases of suture-related keratitis following penetrating keratoplasty. In both cases, Corynebacterium macginleyi was isolated from corneal specimens. Scanning electron microscopy revealed that corynebacteria could aggregate and form a biofilm. The MICs of sulbenicillin and fluoroquinolones were high for both isolates. Our findings show that C. macginleyi can cause keratitis with biofilm formation.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
0095-1137
Volume :
45
Issue :
11
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Journal of clinical microbiology
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
17913935
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1128/JCM.01212-07