MYCOBACTERIUM FORTUITUM ENDOPHTHALMITIS
- 1 January 1996
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Retina
- Vol. 16 (2) , 122-124
- https://doi.org/10.1097/00006982-199616020-00006
Abstract
The authors report the first known case of mycobacterium fortuitum endophthalmitis.The authors use the documentation of clinical course.A postoperative cataract patient received a diagnosis of mycobacterium fortuitum endophthalmitis 1 month after uncomplicated cataract surgery. The endophthalmitis responded to intraocular amikacin.When mycobacteria are recovered from patients with endophthalmitis, amikacin should be included in the therapeutic regimen until speciation and in vitro susceptibility testing documents equally effective alternatives.Keywords
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