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...
Main Authors: | Túlio Frade Reis, Marina Labarrère de Albuquerque, Vânia Martins Ribeiro Hummel, João Eudes Filho, Patrick Frensel Tzelikis |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Oftalmologia
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Series: | Revista Brasileira de Oftalmologia |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-72802016000400322&lng=en&tlng=en |
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