Diagnostic and therapeutic challenges in a case of amikacin-resistant Nocardia keratitis

Acta Ophthalmol. 2017 Feb;95(1):103-105. doi: 10.1111/aos.13182. Epub 2016 Aug 29.

Authors

Björn Johansson¹, Per Fagerholm¹, Gabor Petranyi², Margareta Claesson Armitage³, Neil Lagali¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Ophthalmology and Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden.
² Department of Clinical Microbiology and Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden.
³ Department of Ophthalmology, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Mölndal, Sweden.

PMID: 27572657
DOI: 10.1111/aos.13182

No abstract available

Keywords: Nocardia; confocal microscopy; corneal biopsy; keratitis.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Amikacin / therapeutic use*
Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
Corneal Ulcer / diagnosis*
Corneal Ulcer / drug therapy
Corneal Ulcer / microbiology
Eye Infections, Bacterial / diagnosis*
Eye Infections, Bacterial / drug therapy
Eye Infections, Bacterial / microbiology
Humans
Kanamycin Resistance*
Male
Microbial Sensitivity Tests
Microscopy, Confocal
Nocardia / isolation & purification
Nocardia Infections / diagnosis*
Nocardia Infections / drug therapy
Nocardia Infections / microbiology
Ophthalmic Solutions
Sulfacetamide / therapeutic use
Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination / therapeutic use
Young Adult

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents
Ophthalmic Solutions
Sulfacetamide
Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination
Amikacin