Abstract
Keratitis due to Nocardia farcinica occurred in a 49-year-old female after inappropriate cleaning of her semipermeable rigid contact lenses with basin-stored water during a holiday in France. N. farcinica was differentiated from Nocardia asteroides by its growth at 45°C, acid production from rhamnose, its opacification of Middlebrook 7H10 agar, and its marked degree of resistance to all cephalosporins, aminoglycosides, tetracyclins, macrolides, and trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first reported case of human N. farcinica keratitis, confirming that this microorganism can be responsible for serious human disease.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 999-1001 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Journal of Clinical Microbiology |
| Volume | 35 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Apr 1997 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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