HOMEPRODUCTSCOMPANYCONTACTFAQResearchDictionaryPharmaSign Up FREE or Login

Chronic dacryocystitis secondary to Stenotrophomonas maltophilia and Staphylococcus aureus mixed infection.

Abstract
A 40-year-old woman with a history of recurrent attacks of dacryocystitis for 2 years developed a lacrimal sac abscess. β-Lactam antibiotics, considered the first-line treatment for dacryocystitis, were ineffective. She underwent dacryocystorhinostomy. Cultures from the lacrimal sac demonstrated the presence of Stenotrophomonas maltophilia and methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus, both of which are sensitive to trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole. This rare and antibiotic-resistant bacterial species should be considered in atypical cases of dacryocystitis, and appropriate antibiotics should be started immediately.
AuthorsArzu Taskiran Comez, Asiye Koklu, Alper Akcali
JournalBMJ case reports (BMJ Case Rep) Vol. 2014 (Jun 20 2014) ISSN: 1757-790X [Electronic] England
PMID24951597 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
Copyright2014 BMJ Publishing Group Ltd.
Topics
  • Adult
  • Chronic Disease
  • Coinfection
  • Dacryocystitis (microbiology)
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Eye Infections, Bacterial
  • Female
  • Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Staphylococcal Infections
  • Staphylococcus aureus
  • Stenotrophomonas maltophilia

Join CureHunter, for free Research Interface BASIC access!

Take advantage of free CureHunter research engine access to explore the best drug and treatment options for any disease. Find out why thousands of doctors, pharma researchers and patient activists around the world use CureHunter every day.
Realize the full power of the drug-disease research graph!


Choose Username:
Email:
Password:
Verify Password:
Enter Code Shown: