Eikenella corrodens as a causative agent for neonatal conjunctivitis.
Ophthalmia neonatorum is the most common eye infection in the first month of life. The etiologies have been attributed to chemical, bacterial, and viral agents. Neonatal bacterial conjunctivitis is caused by many species of bacteria, the most important being Neisseria gonorrhoea and Chlamydia trachomatis. Eikenella corrodens is a Gram-negative bacillus. It is a fastidious, slow growing, facultative anaerobic bacterium that may be found as the normal flora of the human mouth, nasopharynx, gut, and genitourinary tract. Its role in causing infections in humans has been recognized in the last 2 decades with an increasing role in head and neck infections. In this report, we present present a case of neonatal conjunctivitis caused by E. corrodens.
Abrahamson Pediatric Eye Institute, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio 45229, USA.
Manpreet S
MS
Chhabra
William W
WW
Motley
Joel E
JE
Mortensen
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