Literature DB >> 2647409

Nocardia asteroides keratitis presenting as a persistent epithelial defect.

H D Perry1, J S Nauheim, E D Donnenfeld.   

Abstract

An elderly male presented with epithelial defect which resisted all medical and therapeutic approaches until Gram stain and cultural report documented the presence of Nocardia asteroides of the offending organism. A 3-month course of chronic keratitis with persistent epithelial defect resolved in 48 h following the use of topical trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole.

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Year:  1989        PMID： 2647409

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  Cornea        ISSN： 0277-3740            Impact factor:   2.651


  4 in total

1.  Severe keratitis due to Nocardia farcinica.

Authors:  C A Eggink; P Wesseling; P Boiron; J F Meis
Journal:  J Clin Microbiol       Date:  1997-04       Impact factor: 5.948

2.  Nocardia keratitis mimicking superior limbic keratoconjunctivitis and herpes simplex virus.

Authors:  Eileen L Chang; Rachel L Chu; John R Wittpenn; Henry D Perry
Journal:  Am J Ophthalmol Case Rep       Date:  2021-02-13

3.  Nocardia keratitis: amikacin nonsusceptibility, risk factors, and treatment outcomes.

Authors:  Ethan Adre; Jorge Maestre-Mesa; Heather Durkee; Alejandro Arboleda; Harry Flynn; Guillermo Amescua; Jean-Marie Parel; Darlene Miller
Journal:  J Ophthalmic Inflamm Infect       Date:  2022-03-05

4.  A case of amniotic membrane transplantation in non-healing Nocardia asteroides keratitis.

Authors:  Firoozeh Rahimi; Masood Aghsaie Fard; Reza Soltani Mogaddam
Journal:  J Ocul Biol Dis Infor       Date:  2009-03-10
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