Successful treatment of Keratitis caused by Mycobacterium chelonae and an overview of previous cases in Europe

• Hauptverfasser: Rudolf Kukla (Verfasst von), Katerina Nouzovska (Verfasst von), Lenka Ryskova (Verfasst von), Petra Rozsivalova (Verfasst von), Ivo Pavlik (Verfasst von), Pavel Bostik (Verfasst von)
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• Veröffentlicht: BMC, 2024-10-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract Introduction and purpose Mycobacterium (M.) chelonae is responsible for a half of relatively rare nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) keratitis. We report a case of M. chelonae keratitis in a woman following sclerocorneal suture extraction after cataract surgery. Results A 70-year-old woman p...