title: Corneal perforation due to Acinetobacter junii: a case report.
abstract: Acinetobacter spp. is emerging as a common cause of nosocomial infections. Community acquired ocular infections due to Acinetobacter are rare. Only one case of perforation of cornea has been reported previously, where old nomenclature was used to describe the causal agent. We report a case of corneal perforation due to Acinetobacter junii for which a therapeutic penetrating keratoplasty was conducted and the patient eventually recovered.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), 605 006, Pondicherry, India. Prashi2k@yahoo.com
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Prashanth
authors.forename: M P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Ranga
authors.forename: V A
authors.initials: VA
authors.lastname: Rao
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kanungo
mesh_terms: D000150:Acinetobacter / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D000151:Acinetobacter Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery; D000328:Adult; D003320:Corneal Ulcer / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery; D015807:Eye Injuries, Penetrating / Q000150:complications* / Q000382:microbiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015948:Keratoplasty, Penetrating