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Evidence for a feline reservoir for dysgonic fermenter 2 keratitis
B G Paton1, L D Ormerod, J Peppe
1Microbiology Laboratory, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Boston.
Journal of Clinical Microbiology
|November 1, 1988
Abstract:
A 78-year-old female developed microbial keratitis from which corneal scrapings grew dysgonic fermenter 2. The infection initially responded poorly to a combination of topical antibiotics and corticosteroids but healed with intensive antibiotic therapy. There was no systemic predisposition to infection, and only feline exposure had occurred. Close association with a cat probably contaminated the eye.