title: Corneal perforations caused by multiple resistant Pseudomonas organisms: a case report.
abstract: Pseudomonas aeruginosa is the most common cause of corneal ulcers in the southern United States as well as being the most virulent corneal pathogen; corneal perforations can follow. The emergence of multiple resistant Pseudomonas organisms in burn units may lead to an increased incidence of this tragic complication.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Saydjari
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Desai
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Jones
authors.forename: D N
authors.initials: DN
authors.lastname: Herndon
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000209:etiology*; D002056:Burns / Q000150:complications*; D003316:Corneal Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000628:therapy; D016039:Corneal Transplantation; D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011552:Pseudomonas Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology