Cat's tooth keratitis: human corneal infection with Capnocytophaga canimorsus.
OBJECTIVE
To describe a patient with keratitis caused by Capnocytophaga canimorsus after traumatic injury with a cat's tooth.


METHODS
Case report and review of the literature.


RESULTS
Sixteen months after onset of infection, the patient regained 20/30 vision in the affected eye. However, he required 7 months of antibiotic therapy to eliminate the infection.


CONCLUSIONS
C. canimorsus keratitis may follow penetrating corneal injury and wound contamination with cat saliva and may be recalcitrant to topical antibiotic therapy.
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Molecular Pathogenesis of Eye Infection Research Center, Dean A. McGee Eye Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73104, USA.
D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D002206:Capnocytophaga / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002415:Cats / Q000382:microbiology*; D065306:Corneal Injuries; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015818:Eye Infections, Bacterial / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D005131:Eye Injuries / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D016905:Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D007634:Keratitis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D008297:Male; D014070:Tooth / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery; D014792:Visual Acuity; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents