Abstract
Purpose:
The purpose of this study was to report a rare case of posttrabeculectomy bleb-related infection associated with Corynebaterium macginleyi, a rare conjunctival pathogen.
Methods:
Case description including clinical imaging and microbiology data, and literature review of Corynebacterium macginleyi-related infections.
Results:
A 60-year-old glaucomatous female patient presented with a bleb-related infection 6 years after trabeculectomy in her right eye, suggestive of blebitis. No bleb-related endophthalmitis was reported.
Conclusions:
C. macginleyi is a rare conjunctival pathogen that can cause conjunctivitis and, rarely, bleb-related infections.
MeSH terms
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Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
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Blister
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Conjunctivitis, Bacterial / diagnosis
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Conjunctivitis, Bacterial / drug therapy
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Conjunctivitis, Bacterial / microbiology*
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Corynebacterium / isolation & purification*
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Corynebacterium Infections / diagnosis
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Corynebacterium Infections / drug therapy
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Corynebacterium Infections / microbiology*
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Drug Therapy, Combination
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Eye Infections, Bacterial / diagnosis
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Eye Infections, Bacterial / drug therapy
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Eye Infections, Bacterial / microbiology*
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Female
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Filtering Surgery
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Gentamicins / therapeutic use
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Glaucoma / surgery
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Humans
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Intraocular Pressure
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Middle Aged
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Vancomycin / therapeutic use
Substances
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Anti-Bacterial Agents
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Gentamicins
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Vancomycin