title: Suture-related keratitis caused by Corynebacterium macginleyi.
abstract: We report two cases of suture-related keratitis following penetrating keratoplasty. In both cases, Corynebacterium macginleyi was isolated from corneal specimens. Scanning electron microscopy revealed that corynebacteria could aggregate and form a biofilm. The MICs of sulbenicillin and fluoroquinolones were high for both isolates. Our findings show that C. macginleyi can cause keratitis with biofilm formation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Ehime University School of Medicine, Shitsukawa, Toon-Shi, Ehime, Japan. s-t-ishizuchi@orion.ocn.ne.jp
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Suzuki
authors.forename: Hirotoshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Iihara
authors.forename: Toshihiko
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Uno
authors.forename: Yuko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hara
authors.forename: Kiyofumi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ohkusu
authors.forename: Hiroyuki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hata
authors.forename: Masachika
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shudo
authors.forename: Yuichi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ohashi
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001483:Base Sequence; D018441:Biofilms; D003352:Corynebacterium / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000472:pathogenicity; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007634:Keratitis / Q000382:microbiology*; D015948:Keratoplasty, Penetrating / Q000009:adverse effects; D008297:Male; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D008875:Middle Aged; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D013537:Sutures / Q000382:microbiology*