title: Conjunctivitis due to Neisseria sicca: a case report.
abstract: We report the first case, in Medline-based literature, of conjunctivitis caused by gram negative diplococcus, Neisseria sicca. Although it is not widely accepted as such, isolation from cultures of repeated eye swab samples suggests that N. sicca may be a pathogen in conjunctival infections. Positive culture for this organism should not be readily dismissed. Such conjunctivitis responded favorably to treatment with netilmicin eye drops.
authors.affiliation: Acibadem Maslak Hospital, Eye Clinic, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ilker
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Eser
authors.forename: Alper
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Akcali
authors.forename: Muserref
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tatman-Otkun
authors.forename: Arzu
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Taskiran-Comez
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D003228:Conjunctiva / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D003231:Conjunctivitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D015818:Eye Infections, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D042808:Neisseria sicca / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D016870:Neisseriaceae Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D009883:Ophthalmic Solutions
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D009883:Ophthalmic Solutions
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