A Case of Nocardia africana-Related Keratitis

A Case of Nocardia africana-Related Keratitis

Nocardia spp. are gram positive, aerobic, weakly acid-fast bacteria. Nocardia spp. keratitis is a rare ocular infection classically described following corneal injury or vegetative and soil exposure. However, keratitis caused by Nocardia africana had never been reported in the literature. We first r...

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Main Authors: Winai Chaidaroon, Prangchanok Sawetwong, Sirinya Manochomphu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2023-10-01
Series:Case Reports in Ophthalmology
Subjects:
nocardia africana
keratitis
corneal ulcer
Online Access:https://beta.karger.com/Article/FullText/533906

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