Abstract
Although Streptococcus pneumoniae is usually extremely sensitive to penicillin, recent reports in the nonophthalmic literature indicate a rise in the prevalence of penicillin-resistant pneumococci. We report a case of penicillin-resistant S. pneumoniae keratitis in a 51-year-old woman with severe rheumatoid arthritis. This report is only the second such case in the ophthalmic literature and may indicate the emergence of penicillin-resistant strains of S. pneumoniae as ocular pathogens.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 99-100 |
| Number of pages | 2 |
| Journal | Cornea |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| State | Published - Jan 9 1996 |
Keywords
- Antibiotic resistance
- Bacteria
- Keratitis
- Streptococcus pneumoniae
- Vancomycin