First report of Tsukamurella keratitis: association between T. tyrosinosolvens and T. pulmonis and ophthalmologic infections.
We describe the first two cases of Tsukamurella keratitis, presented as eye pain with or without blurring of vision. One case was associated with trichiasis and the other with contact lens wear. The two isolates were identified as T. tyrosinosolvens and T. pulmonis, respectively, by phenotypic characterization and 16S rRNA sequencing.
Woo
Patrick C Y
PC
State Key Laboratory of Emerging Infectious Diseases, Research Centre of Infection and Immunology, and Department of Microbiology, the University of Hong Kong, University Pathology Building, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong. pcywoo@hkucc.hku.hk
Fong
Angie H C
AH
Ngan
Antonio H Y
AH
Tam
Dorothy M W
DM
Teng
Jade L L
JL
Lau
Susanna K P
SK
Yuen
Kwok-Yung
KY
D000192:Actinomycetales / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D000193:Actinomycetales Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D000328:Adult; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007634:Keratitis / Q000382:microbiology*; D008297:Male; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010802:Phylogeny; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA
D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S