Experience of Comamonas Acidovorans Keratitis with Delayed Onset and Treatment Response in Immunocompromised Cornea.
- Author:
Sang Mok LEE
1
;
Mee Kum KIM
;
Jae Lim LEE
;
Won Ryang WEE
;
Jin Hak LEE
Author Information
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords: Comamonas acidovorans; Keratitis; Immunocompromised
- MeSH: Amikacin/therapeutic use; Anti-Bacterial Agents/therapeutic use; Ceftazidime/therapeutic use; Ciprofloxacin/therapeutic use; Corneal Ulcer/diagnosis/drug therapy/*microbiology; Delftia acidovorans/*isolation & purification; Drug Therapy, Combination; Eye Infections, Bacterial/diagnosis/drug therapy/*microbiology; Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections/diagnosis/drug therapy/*microbiology; Humans; *Immunocompromised Host; Male; Microbial Sensitivity Tests; Middle Aged
- From:Korean Journal of Ophthalmology 2008;22(1):49-52
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
- Abstract: PURPOSE: To report 2 cases of Comamonas acidovorans keratitis in immunocompromised cornea. METHODS: A complete review of the medical records of the two cases of Comamonas acidovorans keratitis. RESULTS: We found some similarities in clinical courses of two cases. Both of them showed development of keratitis during the management with corticosteroids, delayed onset, slow response to antibiotics, and relatively less affected corneal epithelium. CONCLUSIONS: Comamonas acidovorans is known as a less virulent organism. However it can cause an indolent infection that responds slowly even to adequate antibiotics therapy in immunocompromised corneas.
