Scleritis Caused byIn VitroLinezolid-ResistantNocardia asteroides
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Scleritis Caused by In Vitro Linezolid-Resistant Nocardia asteroides
Purpose. To describe a case of postoperative scleritis caused by a novel strain of Nocardia resistant to linezolid and trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (TMP-SMX). Methods. Case report of a patient with microbiologically proven scleritis due to Nocardia asteroides. Results. The patient presented with pain, redness, and nodules on the sclera three months following pterygium excision with mitomycin C...
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عنوان ژورنال: Case Reports in Ophthalmological Medicine
سال: 2014
ISSN: 2090-6722,2090-6730
DOI: 10.1155/2014/326957