Canaliculitis caused by Enterobacter cloacae: report of a case.
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A 65-year-old man developed canaliculitis first of the left lower and later of the left upper lacrimal canaliculus. Mucoid material expressed from the upper canaliculus grew a pure culture of Enterobacter cloacae, the colonies of which had a stringy, tenacious, mucoid property consistent with the clinical findings. Treatment with topical chloramphenicol and oral ampicillin was followed by complete resolution.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- The British journal of ophthalmology
دوره 68 5 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1984