Joussen A M, Funke G, Joussen F, Herbertz G
Department of Ophthalmology, Technical University of Aachen (RWTH), Aachen, Germany.
Br J Ophthalmol. 2000 Dec;84(12):1420-2. doi: 10.1136/bjo.84.12.1420.
Although non-diphtherial corynebacteria are ubiquitous in nature and commonly colonise the skin and mucous membranes of humans, they rarely account for clinical infection.
10 patients with unilateral conjunctivitis are described in which Corynebacterium macginleyi was isolated. This species has only recently been reported to be exclusively isolated form ocular surfaces. C macginleyi was uniformly susceptible to topical antibiotics commonly used in ophthalmology.
Despite the fact that the pathogenicity of C macginleyi is not yet assured, this micro-organism should be recognised as a potential cause of bacterial superinfections. Appropriate antibiotic therapy leads to its elimination and resolution of the conjunctivitis.
尽管非白喉棒状杆菌在自然界中普遍存在,且通常定植于人类的皮肤和黏膜,但它们很少导致临床感染。
本文描述了10例单侧结膜炎患者,从中分离出了麦氏棒状杆菌。该菌种直到最近才被报道仅从眼表分离得到。麦氏棒状杆菌对眼科常用的局部抗生素普遍敏感。
尽管麦氏棒状杆菌的致病性尚未确定,但该微生物应被视为细菌性二重感染的潜在病因。适当的抗生素治疗可使其清除并治愈结膜炎。