Rhizobium radiobacter: A Recently Recognized Cause of Bacterial Keratitis

被引：7

作者：

Barker, Nigel H. ^{[1
]}

Thompson, Jordan M. ^{[2
]}

Mullen, Martin G. ^{[3
]}

Weekes, Melissa A. ^{[1
]}

Nguyen, Linda N. ^{[4
]}

Haynes, Crystal K. M. ^{[1
]}

Miller, Darlene ^{[5
]}

机构：

[1] Queen Elizabeth Hosp, Dept Ophthalmol, Bridgetown, Barbados

[2] Univ Miami, Miller Sch Med, Bascom Palmer Eye Inst, Dept Ophthalmol, Miami, FL 33136 USA

[3] Loyola Univ Chicago, Dept Ophthalmol, Maywood, IL USA

[4] Univ Miami, Miller Sch Med, Miami, FL 33136 USA

[5] Univ Miami, Miller Sch Med, Ocular Microbiol Lab, Bascom Palmer Eye Inst,Dept Ophthalmol, Miami, FL 33136 USA

来源：

CORNEA | 2016年 / 35卷 / 05期

关键词：

Rhizobium radiobacter; keratitis; culture; infiltrate; treatment; AGROBACTERIUM-RADIOBACTER; PATHOGEN;

D O I：

10.1097/ICO.0000000000000780

中图分类号：

R77 [眼科学];

学科分类号：

100212 ;

摘要：

Purpose:To present the first reported cases of keratitis caused by Rhizobium radiobacter.Methods:A retrospective review of an observational case series from 2 institutions.Results:There were 4 cases of microbiologically proven R. radiobacter. Three of these patients were contact lens wearers. The patient in case 4 defaulted from follow-up after receipt of the culture result. Keratitis in the other cases resolved with variable clinical courses once culture-directed therapy was instituted.Conclusions:R. radiobacter is a member of the genus Rhizobium. It is a gram-negative bacillus and was previously identified as an opportunistic pathogen in nonophthalmic infections and in a few cases of endophthalmitis. To our knowledge, we have described the clinical presentation, management, and treatment outcomes of the first reported cases of keratitis caused by R. radiobacter.

引用

页码：679 / 682

页数：4

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