A case of atypical nocardia asteroides sclerouveitis resistant to fourth-generation fluoroquinolones
Rev. bras. oftalmol; 75 (4), 2016
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 severa...
Escleritis/microbiología, Escleritis/tratamiento farmacológico, Escleritis/diagnóstico, Uveítis/microbiología, Uveítis/tratamiento farmacológico, Uveítis/diagnóstico, Infecciones del Ojo, Nocardiosis/diagnóstico, Nocardiosis/tratamiento farmacológico, Nocardia asteroides/aislamiento & purificación, Antibacterianos/uso terapéutico, Fluoroquinolonas/uso terapéutico, Farmacorresistencia Bacteriana, Lámpara de Hendidura, Moxifloxacino/uso terapéutico, Ciprofloxacina/uso terapéutico, Prednisolona/uso terapéutico, Amicacina/uso terapéutico, Meropenem/uso terapéutico, Pruebas de Sensibilidad Microbiana, Oxacilina/uso terapéutico, Trimetoprim/uso terapéutico, Sulfametoxazol/uso terapéutico