Keratitis due to Shigella flexneri.
Publication year
2006Source
Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 44, 6, (2006), pp. 2291-4ISSN
Publication type
Article / Letter to editor
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Organization
Medical Microbiology
Ophthalmology
Journal title
Journal of Clinical Microbiology
Volume
vol. 44
Issue
iss. 6
Page start
p. 2291
Page end
p. 4
Subject
N4i 2: Invasive mycoses and compromised host; N4i 3: Poverty-related infectious diseases; NCMLS 1: Immunity, infection and tissue repair; NCMLS 1: Infection and autoimmunity; UMCN 3.3: Neurosensory disorders; UMCN 4.1: Microbial pathogenesis and host defenseAbstract
Multiresistant Shigella flexneri isolates were cultured from the cornea and stool of a girl. Genetic analysis showed the isolates were identical. Shigella spp. are rare causes of ulcerative keratitis; there have only been 14 published cases since 1943. Although prognosis after local treatment is good, shigellosis is a systemic infection, possibly leading to dehydration.
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