Investigating and Treating a Corneal Ulcer Due to Extensively Drug-Resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Morgan K. Morelli, Amy Kloosterboer, Scott A. Fulton, Jennifer Furin, Nicholas Newman, Ahmed F. Omar, Laura J. Rojas, Steven H. Marshall, Mohamad Yasmin, Robert A. Bonomo
Abstract
Resistant Gram-negative bacteria are a growing concern in the United States, leading to significant morbidity and mortality. We identified a 72-year-old female patient who presented with unilateral vision loss.
Topics & Concepts
Pseudomonas aeruginosaMedicineDrug resistancecorneal ulcerMulti drug resistantDrugBacteriaMicrobiologyIntensive care medicineKeratitisBiologyOphthalmologyPharmacologyGeneticsOcular Infections and TreatmentsAntibiotic Resistance in BacteriaBacterial biofilms and quorum sensing