[Conjunctivitis due to Achromobacter xylosoxidans: case report]
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Published on: September 20, 2018
Juliana Faggion Lucatelli1, Vlademir Vicente Cantarelli, Simone Ulrich Picoli
1Centro Universitário Feevale, Novo Hamburgo, RS, Brasil.
Abstract:
We report here a case of conjunctivitis in an immunocompetent patient due to Achromobacter xylosoxidans, which was associated with the use of rigid contact lenses. The bacteria were isolated from the scraped conjunctival swab as well as from the lens cleaning fluid. A. xylosoxidans is an opportunistic pathogen, especially in immunocompromised patients; however, in isolates of ocular infections, from immunocompetent patients, it may be confused with other gram-negative organisms, particularly Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Due to an increased resistance against different antimicrobial agents, A. xylosoxidans must be fully identified and differentiated from other gram-negative isolates from ocular infections.
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