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. 1983 May;67(5):324–326. doi: 10.1136/bjo.67.5.324

Mycobacterium chelonei keratitis: a case report.

D J Mirate, D S Hull, J H Steel Jr, M J Carter
PMCID: PMC1040053  PMID: 6838806

Abstract

The case is reported of a patient who initially presented with a dendritiform corneal ulcer that ultimately failed to heal and in which Mycobacterium chelonei was repeatedly cultured. The organism was sensitive only to kanamycin and amikacin; however, topical administration of these antibiotics failed to achieve a complete cure. Penetrating keratoplasty was ultimately required to eradicate the organism from the cornea.

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