Successful Treatment of Mycobacterium chelonae Keratitis Within a Corneal Transplant Using Intrastromal Amikacin Injections—A Case Report Demonstrating the Fundamental Principles and Challenges of Infective Keratitis Management and Novel Therapeutic Approaches

Mycobacterium chelonae keratitis is rare and difficult to treat. This is the first known case worldwide of effective treatment using intrastromal amikacin injections in a corneal transplant recipient who had metastatic breast cancer. The challenges and principles of management, applicable to other c...

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Autores principales: Merridew, Nancy Louisa, Phagura, Ravinder Singh, Anderson, Edward, Cooley, Louise Anne, Pollock, Graeme Alfred, McEwan, Belinda, McCartney, Paul James, Trad, Mohamad-Ali
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2019
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Brief Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6735860/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31660386
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofz340

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6735860/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31660386
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofz340

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