[Conjunctivitis due to Achromobacter xylosoxidans: case report].

Abstract

We report here a case of conjunctivitis in an immunocompetent patient due to Achromobacter xylosoxidans, which was associated with the use of rigid contact lenses. The bacteria were isolated from the scraped conjunctival swab as well as from the lens cleaning fluid. A. xylosoxidans is an opportunistic pathogen, especially in immunocompromised patients; however, in isolates of ocular infections, from immunocompetent patients, it may be confused with other gram-negative organisms, particularly Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Due to an increased resistance against different antimicrobial agents, A. xylosoxidans must be fully identified and differentiated from other gram-negative isolates from ocular infections.

• Authors: Juliana Faggion Lucatelli, Vlademir Vicente Cantarelli, Simone Ulrich Picoli
• Journal: Arquivos brasileiros de oftalmologia (Arq Bras Oftalmol) 2009 Mar-Apr Vol. 72 Issue 2 Pg. 261-3 ISSN: 1678-2925 [Electronic] Brazil
• Vernacular Title: Conjuntivite por Achromobacter xylosoxidans: relato de caso.
• PMID: 19466343 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)

Chemical References

• Anti-Infective Agents
• Aza Compounds
• Fluoroquinolones
• Quinolines
• Moxifloxacin

Topics

• Achromobacter denitrificans (isolation & purification)
• Anti-Infective Agents (therapeutic use)
• Aza Compounds (therapeutic use)
• Conjunctivitis, Bacterial (diagnosis, drug therapy, microbiology)
• Contact Lenses (adverse effects, microbiology)
• Female
• Fluoroquinolones
• Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections (diagnosis, drug therapy, microbiology)
• Humans
• Immunocompetence
• Moxifloxacin
• Quinolines (therapeutic use)
• Young Adult