Genotypic and phenotypic characterization of Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates from post-cataract endophthalmitis patients.

Endophthalmitis caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa is associated with rapid disease progression and poor visual outcome due to high virulence of the organism. Our aim was to characterize the virulence determinants of P. aeruginosa causing post-operative endophthalmitis.

Draft Genome Sequence of an Invasive Multidrug-Resistant Strain, Pseudomonas aeruginosa BK1, Isolated from a Keratitis Patient.

Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections are difficult to treat due to the presence of a multitude of virulence factors and antibiotic resistance. Here, we report the draft genome sequence of P. aeruginosa BK1, an invasive and multidrug-resistant strain, isolated from a bacterial keratitis patient in southern India.

Host response and bacterial virulence factor expression in Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Streptococcus pneumoniae corneal ulcers.

P. aeruginosa and S. pneumoniae are major bacterial causes of corneal ulcers in industrialized and in developing countries.

Nocardia keratitis: clinical course and effect of corticosteroids.

Purpose: To compare the clinical course of Nocardia species keratitis with keratitis resulting from other bacterial organisms and to assess the effect of corticosteroids as adjunctive therapy using data collected from the Steroids for Corneal Ulcers Trial.

Design: Subgroup analysis of a randomized controlled trial.

Methods: setting: Multicenter randomized controlled trial.

Pantoea ananatis as a cause of corneal infiltrate after rice husk injury.

We report a case of an agricultural worker presenting with corneal infiltrate following ocular injury with a rice husk. On examination, a superficial corneal foreign body was removed and sent for culture, which grew Pantoea ananatis. This is, to our knowledge, the first clinical case report of Pantoea ananatis causing corneal infiltrate.