title: Corynebacterium striatus keratitis.
abstract: We report a case of diphtheroid keratitis that occurred in a compromised cornea. Corneal cultures yielded heavy growth of Corynebacterium striatus on blood and chocolate agar. The infection responded slowly to treatment with topical fortified cefazolin and fortified tobramycin. This case demonstrates that diphtheroids are capable of causing ocular infections and should not routinely be dismissed as contaminants or commensals.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, Michigan.
authors.forename: D G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Heidemann
authors.forename: S P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Dunn
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Diskin
authors.forename: T B
authors.initials: TB
authors.lastname: Aiken
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002437:Cefazolin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003352:Corynebacterium / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification; D003354:Corynebacterium Infections / Q000188:drug therapy; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D015818:Eye Infections, Bacterial / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007634:Keratitis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D014031:Tobramycin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D002437:Cefazolin; D014031:Tobramycin