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.
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
Patrick C Y
PC
Woo
Angie H C
AH
Fong
Antonio H Y
AH
Ngan
Dorothy M W
DM
Tam
Jade L L
JL
Teng
Susanna K P
SK
Lau
Kwok-Yung
KY
Yuen
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