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Case Reports
. 2021 May 1;40(5):662-663.
doi: 10.1097/ICO.0000000000002571.

Ochrobactrum anthropi Keratitis in a Boston Type 1 Keratoprosthesis Recipient

Kevin K Ma  1 , Stephan Ong Tone, James Chodosh, Hajirah N Saeed
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Ochrobactrum anthropi Keratitis in a Boston Type 1 Keratoprosthesis Recipient

Kevin K Ma et al. Cornea. .

Abstract

Purpose: To report a case of Ochrobactrum anthropi keratitis in an eye with a Boston type 1 keratoprosthesis.

Methods: This is a case report and review of the literature.

Results: A 78-year-old man with a history of implantation of a Boston type 1 keratoprosthesis in the left eye presented for a routine follow-up with no acute complaints. In the left eye, visual acuity was 20/60 and slit-lamp examination revealed a 1.5-mm inferotemporal corneal infiltrate adjacent to the optic stem. Corneal cultures grew abundant O. anthropi. After 7 weeks of topical antimicrobial therapy and placement of a temporary tarsorrhaphy, the keratitis resolved.

Conclusions: Ochrobactrum anthropi is an organism associated with indwelling medical devices and can be pathogenic in eyes with implanted keratoprostheses.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors have no funding or conflicts of interest to disclose.

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