Stenotrophomonas maltophilia keratitis after penetrating keratoplasty

Fernandes, M; Gangopadhyay, N; Sharma, S

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Stenotrophomonas maltophilia keratitis after penetrating keratoplasty

M Fernandes¹,
N Gangopadhyay¹ &
S Sharma²

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Stenotrophomonas maltophilia is an aerobic, Gram-negative ubiquitous bacillus, isolated from water, soil, plants, and animals.¹ Previously described to be of limited pathogenic potential, it is now emerging as an important nosocomial pathogen.² Microbial keratitis due to S. maltophilia is rare with only 11 cases reported in literature.^{3, 4, 5, 6, 7} We report a case of S. maltophilia keratitis following penetrating keratoplasty that was managed by topical fluoroquinolone monotherapy.

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Fernandes, M., Gangopadhyay, N. & Sharma, S. Stenotrophomonas maltophilia keratitis after penetrating keratoplasty. Eye 19, 921–923 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.eye.6701673

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