TY - JOUR
T1 - Severe keratitis due to Nocardia farcinica
AU - Eggink, Catharina A.
AU - Wesseling, Pieter
AU - Boiron, Patrick
AU - Meis, Jacques F.G.M.
PY - 1997/4
Y1 - 1997/4
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
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U2 - 10.1128/jcm.35.4.999-1001.1997
DO - 10.1128/jcm.35.4.999-1001.1997
M3 - Article
C2 - 9157173
AN - SCOPUS:0030960793
SN - 0095-1137
VL - 35
SP - 999
EP - 1001
JO - Journal of Clinical Microbiology
JF - Journal of Clinical Microbiology
IS - 4
ER -