Gordonia bronchialis–Associated Endophthalmitis, Oregon, USA

Choi, Rene; Strnad, Luke; Flaxel, Christina J.; Lauer, Andreas K.; Suhler, Eric B.

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Gordonia bronchialis–Associated Endophthalmitis, Oregon, USA

Published Date:

May 2019

Source:

Emerg Infect Dis. 25(5):1017-1019

Language:

English

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Emerg Infect Dis

Personal Author:

Choi, Rene ; Strnad, Luke ; Flaxel, Christina J. ; Lauer, Andreas K. ; Suhler, Eric B. ;

Description:

Gordonia bronchialis is an aerobic actinomycetes that rarely causes infections in humans. Few reports describe Gordonia spp. causing eye-related infections. We report a case of chronic infectious endophthalmitis in Oregon, USA, associated with infection by G. bronchialis.

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Pubmed ID:

31002051

Pubmed Central ID:

PMC6478222

Document Type:

Journal Article

Funding:

P30 EY010572/EY/NEI NIH HHS/United States

Place as Subject:

Oregon

Collection(s):

Emerging Infectious Diseases

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