First report of Tsukamurella keratitis: Association between T. tyrosinosolvens and T. pulmonis and ophthalmologic infections

Patrick C.Y. Woo; Angie H.C. Fong; Antonio H.Y. Ngan; Dorothy M.W. Tam; Jade L.L. Teng; Susanna K.P. Lau; Kwok Yung Yuen

doi:10.1128/JCM.00424-09

First report of Tsukamurella keratitis: Association between T. tyrosinosolvens and T. pulmonis and ophthalmologic infections

Patrick C.Y. Woo, Angie H.C. Fong, Antonio H.Y. Ngan, Dorothy M.W. Tam, Jade L.L. Teng, Susanna K.P. Lau, Kwok Yung Yuen

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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.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1953-1956
Number of pages	4
Journal	Journal of Clinical Microbiology
Volume	47
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1128/JCM.00424-09
Publication status	Published - Jun 2009
Externally published	Yes

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First report of Tsukamurella keratitis: Association between T. tyrosinosolvens and T. pulmonis and ophthalmologic infections

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