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

• Main Authors: Rudolf Kukla (Author), Katerina Nouzovska (Author), Lenka Ryskova (Author), Petra Rozsivalova (Author), Ivo Pavlik (Author), Pavel Bostik (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2024-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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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...