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Table 2 Characteristics of cases with infectious keratitis after corneal crosslinking

From: Infectious keratitis after corneal crosslinking for keratoconus caused by levofloxacin-resistant microorganisms

Case

Age

Gender

AD

Year of surgery

Microbes

Sensitivity for antibiotics

Hypopyon

Clinical course

Antibiotics used for treatment

Others

1

21

M

+

2016

MRSA

R; LVFX, CTZ, EM

S; VCM

+

Pain on day 3, healed with scar, eventual PKP

VCM

Ferrara ring implantation was performed simultaneously with CXL

2

33

F

-

2016

St pneumoniae

R; EM

I; LVFX

S; CTZ

-

Pain on day 2,

Diagnosed on day 3

CTZ

 

3

15

M

+

2018

MSSA

R; LVFX

S; CTZ

+

Pain on day 2,

Diagnosed on day 3

CTZ

 

4

20

M

-

2019

Not tested

NA

+

Pain on day 2,

Diagnosed on day 3

TOB, CP, CTZ

 

5

25

F

+

2019

MSSA

R; LVFX, EM

S; CTZ

+

Pain and visual disturbance on day 2

Corneal perforation on day 3

TOB, CTZ

 

6

16

M

+

2019

Not tested

NA

-

Diagnosed on day 3

TOB, CP, CTZ

 

7

16

F

+

2020

MRSA

R; LVFX, CTZ

+

Pain and diagnosed on day 2

VCM

 
  1. AD atopic dermatitis; R resistant; S sensitive; PKP penetrating keratoplasty; LVFX levofloxacin; CTZ ceftazidime; EM erythromycin; VCM vancomycin; TOB tobramycin; CXL corneal crosslinking, MRSA methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus; MSSA methicillin‐sensitive Staphylococcus aureus; St pneumoniae Streptococcus pneumoniae