| Title | Suture-related keratitis caused by Corynebacterium macginleyi |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2007 |
| Authors | Suzuki T, Iihara H, Uno T, Hara Y, Ohkusu K, Hata H, Shudo M, Ohashi Y |
| Journal | J Clin Microbiol |
| Volume | 45 |
| Issue | 11 |
| Pagination | 3833 - 6 |
| Date Published | Nov |
| ISSN | 0095-1137 (Print) 0095-1137 (Linking) |
| Accession Number | 17913935 |
| Keywords | Aged, Base Sequence, Biofilms, Corynebacterium / *isolation & purification / pathogenicity, Female, Humans, Keratitis / *microbiology, Keratoplasty, Penetrating / adverse effects, Male, Microscopy, Electron, Scanning, Middle Aged, Molecular Sequence Data, Sutures / *microbiology |
| Abstract | We report two cases of suture-related keratitis following penetrating keratoplasty. In both cases, Corynebacterium macginleyi was isolated from corneal specimens. Scanning electron microscopy revealed that corynebacteria could aggregate and form a biofilm. The MICs of sulbenicillin and fluoroquinolones were high for both isolates. Our findings show that C. macginleyi can cause keratitis with biofilm formation. |
| URL | internal-pdf://Suzuki - Suture related Corynebacteria-4036138240/Suzuki - Suture related Corynebacteria.pdf |
| DOI | 10.1128/JCM.01212-07 |
| Notify Library Reference ID | 1504 |
