Multidrug-Resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa Keratitis Associated With Artificial Tear Use

JAMA Ophthalmol. 2023 May 1;141(5):499-500. doi: 10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2023.1109.

Authors

Marissa K Shoji¹, Naomi E Gutkind¹, Benjamin I Meyer¹, Ramsey Yusuf¹, Jesse D Sengillo¹, Guillermo Amescua¹, Darlene Miller¹

Affiliation

¹ Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida.

PMID: 36947099
DOI: 10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2023.1109

No abstract available

Plain language summary

This case report describes severe multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa keratitis in a 72-year-old man after EzriCare artificial tear use.

MeSH terms

Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
Corneal Ulcer* / diagnosis
Corneal Ulcer* / drug therapy
Humans
Keratitis* / diagnosis
Keratitis* / drug therapy
Lubricant Eye Drops
Pseudomonas Infections* / diagnosis
Pseudomonas Infections* / drug therapy
Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Substances

Lubricant Eye Drops
Anti-Bacterial Agents