A case of atypical nocardia asteroides sclerouveitis resistant to fourth-generation fluoroquinolones

A case of atypical nocardia asteroides sclerouveitis resistant to fourth-generation fluoroquinolones

ABSTRACT We describe an unusual case of Nocardia spp scleritis in a health girl resistant to topical fourth-generation fluoroquinolones. Clinically, there was only partial response of the scleritis to initial therapy. Treatment was changed to meropenem intravenously and topical amikacin. Following s...

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Main Authors: Túlio Frade Reis, Marina Labarrère de Albuquerque, Vânia Martins Ribeiro Hummel, João Eudes Filho, Patrick Frensel Tzelikis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Oftalmologia
Series:Revista Brasileira de Oftalmologia
Subjects:
Scleritis/microbiology
Scleritis/pathology
Scleritis/therapy
Nocardia asteroides/isolation & purification
Fluoquinolones
Eye infections/microbiology
Drug resistance
Case reports
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