Post phacoemulsification wound infection by <i>Nocardia cyriacigeorgica</i>: a rare acid-fast organism
Rimpi Rana, Ranjana Rohilla, Mohit Bhatia, Neeti Gupta
BMJ Case Reports · 2020-11
Abstract
Tunnel infection is one of the most dreaded infections, post phacoemulsification. Most cases reported till now are caused by Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria or fungi and very few cases by the acid-fast organisms. Ocular infections by Nocardia usually have poor prognosis. Here, we report a case of tunnel infection, its management and microbiological identification of cause behind it, that is, Nocardia cyriacigeorgica a rare acid-fast microorganism.
MeSH terms
- Nocardia
- Microbiology
- Phacoemulsification
- Acid-fast
- Bacteria
- Gram staining
- Wound infection
- Medicine
- Biology