Bacillus coagulans-associated severe necrotizing scleral infection

oleh: Beau Sylvester, Spencer D. Fuller, Laura Certain, Akbar Shakoor, Thuy Doan

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Elsevier 2024-12-01

Deskripsi

Purpose: We describe a case of severe scleritis possibly caused by Bacillus coagulans. Observations: Conventional laboratory evaluation was inconclusive. The associated organism was identified with metagenomic RNA deep sequencing (MDS). The infection resolved with trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole treatment. Conclusions: This case demonstrates the utility of unbiased, high-throughput sequencing for infectious scleritis.