Keratitis Due to Shigella flexneri

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 goo...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of Clinical Microbiology 2006-06, Vol.44 (6), p.2291-2294
Hauptverfasser:	Muytjens, Harry L, Eggink, Catharina A, Dijkman, Frederik C.A.P, Bakkers, Judith M.J.E, Melchers, Willem J.G
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Case Reports Child Cornea - microbiology Corneal Ulcer - microbiology Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial Dysentery, Bacillary - microbiology Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field Feces - microbiology Female Humans Male Shigella flexneri Shigella flexneri - drug effects Shigella flexneri - genetics Shigella flexneri - isolation & purification
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Zusammenfassung:	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.
ISSN:	0095-1137 1098-660X 1098-5530
DOI:	10.1128/JCM.00481-06