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Bruno Zuberbuhler1, Gianluca Carifi, Brian Leatherbarrow
1Manchester Academic Health Science Centre,Manchester Royal Eye Hospital, Oxford Road, Manchester, UK. bruno@zubisoft.ch
Abstract:
A previously healthy 23-month-old girl was admitted for the management of an acute unilateral dacryocystitis following accidental contact with dog faeces. No periocular trauma was reported. Microbiological investigation showed a multiresistant strain of Pantoea species to be the responsible pathogen. The infection responded to a course of oral Clindamycin and Ciprofloxacin, in combination with Chloramphenicol eye drops. This is the first report of an acute dacryocystitis sustained by this microorganism.
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