Pseudomonas aeruginosa corneal infections in seriously ill children.
Bacterial corneal ulcers can destroy vision if not treated early. Two seriously ill patients developed corneal infections with Pseudomonas aeruginosa while in the pediatric intensive care unit. In one patient the eye was destroyed. The other patient was treated successfully, but early intervention was crucial.
D002675:Child, Preschool; D003316:Corneal Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007232:Infant, Newborn, Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D007362:Intensive Care Units; D008297:Male; D011552:Pseudomonas Infections / Q000188:drug therapy