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| Year : 2015 | Volume
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| Issue : 2 | Page : 119-120 |
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Serratia marcescens conjunctivitis due to nasolacrimal duct obstruction
Anna Cherian
Department of Microbiology, Regional Institute of Ophthalmology; Department of Microbiology, Government Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India
Correspondence Address:
Anna Cherian
Department of Microbiology, Regional Institute of Ophthalmology; Department of Microbiology, Government Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala
India
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DOI: 10.4103/0972-1282.171896
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A case of a 3-month-old child with conjunctivitis subsequent to nasolacrimal duct (NLD) obstruction is reported. Serratia marcescens (S. marcescens) was cultured from the discharge from the left eye; the child was treated and cured effectively with appropriate antibiotics. |
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