Gordonia bronchialis-Associated Endophthalmitis, Oregon, USA

Gordonia bronchialis-Associated Endophthalmitis, Oregon, USA

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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Veröffentlicht in:Emerging infectious diseases 2019-05, Vol.25 (5), p.1017-1019
Hauptverfasser: Choi, Rene, Strnad, Luke, Flaxel, Christina J, Lauer, Andreas K, Suhler, Eric B
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
actinomycetes
Associated Endophthalmitis, Oregon, USA
Bacteria
Cataract extraction
Cataracts
Corticosteroid drugs
Diabetes mellitus
Endophthalmitis
Endophthalmitis - microbiology
eye
Eye Infections, Bacterial - microbiology
Eye surgery
eye-related infections
Female
Gordonia Bacterium
Gordonia bronchialis
Health aspects
Humans
Hypertension
Infection
Lung diseases
Middle Aged
Oregon
Research Letter
Respiratory tract diseases
Surgery
Uveitis
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Zusammenfassung: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.
ISSN:1080-6040
1080-6059
DOI:10.3201/eid2505.180340