Open Access<p>Multi-Drug Resistant Post Corneal Repair <em>Klebsiella oxytoca</em>’s Keratitis</p>
Author(s) -
Tolcha Regasa,
Ameha Zewudie,
Yitagesu Mamo,
Desalegn Feyissa,
Sinbona Geleta
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
international medical case reports journal
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.198
H-Index - 11
ISSN - 1179-142X
DOI - 10.2147/imcrj.s278625
Subject(s) - medicine , klebsiella oxytoca , keratitis , cornea , ophthalmology , photophobia , corneal ulcer , eye drop , antibiotics , hypopyon , ciprofloxacin , surgery , visual acuity , microbiology and biotechnology , klebsiella pneumoniae , biology , biochemistry , escherichia coli , gene
Bacterial keratitis can threaten vision through permanent corneal scarring and even perforation, resulting in loss of the eye. Klebsiella oxytoca is resistant to several antibiotics because it produces extended-spectrum β-lactamase encapsulated with polysaccharide. Thus, this article is aimed at reporting a rare case of Klebsiella oxytoca -induced keratitis in Jimma University Medical Centre, Jimma, Ethiopia.