2005
DOI: 10.1590/s0004-27492005000400024
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Deep stromal mycobacterial keratitis: viable bacteria after six months of treatment: case report and literature review

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“…There are some challenges related to the treatment due to poor penetration of the drugs, resistance to most conventional antimicrobials and the emergence of resistant strains, especially using monotherapy 13 , and because of the lack of consensus on the ideal therapeutic scheme in cases of NTM keratitis 1,13 . In this case, vancomycin and gentamicin were used in the fortified eye drops due to the fact that these drugs have been used for the last years in the treatment of keratitis caused by Mycobacterium abscessus subsp.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…There are some challenges related to the treatment due to poor penetration of the drugs, resistance to most conventional antimicrobials and the emergence of resistant strains, especially using monotherapy 13 , and because of the lack of consensus on the ideal therapeutic scheme in cases of NTM keratitis 1,13 . In this case, vancomycin and gentamicin were used in the fortified eye drops due to the fact that these drugs have been used for the last years in the treatment of keratitis caused by Mycobacterium abscessus subsp.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Patients report pain, photophobia, decreased vision and redness, and alternatively they may complain of foreign body sensation or just a mild irritation (9) . The incidence and etiology of infectious keratitis related to LASIK in Brazil is unknown (21) . However, mycobacterial infections have been frequently associated with keratitis post LASIK due to failure in antimicrobial therapy, especially monotherapy (29) .…”
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“…Na área de oftalmologia, um estudo realizado em 2005, descreve a ocorrência de ceratite por Mycobacterium abcessus após trauma com corpo estranho metálico. O mais interessante, neste caso, foi a positividade da cultura da córnea transplantada após 6 meses de intenso tratamento específico para a micobactéria (20) .…”
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