| Past Issue | Volume 8, Number 1, 2006 | | Stenotrophomonas maltophilia Corneal Infection Post-penetrating Keratoplasty |
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Stenotrophomonas maltophilia Corneal Infection Post-penetrating Keratoplasty
Department of Ophthalmology, Penang Hospital, Penang, Malaysia
Immunocompromised eyes are more prone to atypical infections that may be resistant to current broad spectrum antimicrobials. The fluoroquinolone class of antimicrobial agents should be considered as first-line therapy for immunocompromised eyes. This report is of a patient with Stenotrophomonas maltophilia corneal ulcer post-penetrating keratoplasty.
Key Words: Corneal ulcer, Keratoplasty, penetrating,Stenotrophomonas maltophilia
Asian J Ophthalmol 2006;8(1):39-40.
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