A Rare Cause of Ophthalmia Neonatorum-Achromobacter denitrificans
Published: October 1, 2018 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.7860/JCDR/2018/37366.12112
Viraraghavan Vadakkencherry Ramaswamy, Gajanan Venkat Rao, N Suryanarayana
1. Consultant, Department of Neonatology, Nori Multispeciality Hospital, Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, India.
2. Consultant, Department of Neonatology, Nori Multispeciality Hospital, Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, India.
3. Consultant, Department of Neonatology, Nori Multispeciality Hospital, Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, India.
Correspondence
Viraraghavan Vadakkencherry Ramaswamy,
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A 72-hour-old neonate presented with lethargy and eye discharge. Keratitis and corneal ulceration was present on the left side. Work up revealed early onset sepsis with meningitis and keratoconjunctivitis. A rare organism Achromobacter denitrificans was isolated from the blood and the eye discharge. This is the first case report of Achromobacter denitrificans causing early onset sepsis and keratoconjunctivitis in a neonate.
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