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- Title
Conjunctivitis due to Neisseria sicca: A case report.
- Authors
Eser, Ilker; Akcali, Alper; Tatman-Otkun, Muserref; Taskiran-Comez, Arzu
- 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.
- Subjects
NEISSERIA sicca; GRAM-negative bacteria; EYE drops; CONJUNCTIVITIS treatment; CONJUNCTIVITIS
- Publication
Indian Journal of Ophthalmology, 2014, Vol 62, Issue 3, p350
- ISSN
0301-4738
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.4103/0301-4738.98894