Abstract
We report two cases of protracted keratitis complicated by corneal ulcer. Burkholderia gladioli, primarily known as a plant pathogen, was cultured from corneal swabs. The epithelial defects healed after extended adequate antibiotic therapy. Despite identical patterns of both strains in restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis, a common infection source was not detectable.
MeSH terms
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Adolescent
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Aged
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Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
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Burkholderia Infections / microbiology*
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Burkholderia gladioli / isolation & purification*
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Corneal Ulcer / drug therapy
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Corneal Ulcer / microbiology*
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DNA Fingerprinting
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DNA, Bacterial / genetics
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Genotype
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Humans
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Keratitis / complications*
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Keratitis / drug therapy
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Keratitis / microbiology*
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Male
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Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length
Substances
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Anti-Bacterial Agents
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DNA, Bacterial