Escherichia hermannii as the Sole Isolate from a Patient with Purulent Conjunctivitis

Escherichia hermannii was isolated in pure culture from a patient with acute purulent conjunctivitis after a minor ocular injury. This is the first report of E. hermannii isolated as the sole pathogen from an infected site without prior antibiotic exposure, confirming the pathogenic potential of the...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of Clinical Microbiology 2008-11, Vol.46 (11), p.3848-3849
Hauptverfasser:	Poulou, Aggeliki, Dimitroulia, Evangelia, Markou, Fani, Tsakris, Athanassios
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Bacteriology Biological and medical sciences Case Reports Conjunctivitis, Bacterial - microbiology Escherichia - classification Escherichia - isolation & purification Eye Injuries - complications Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections - diagnosis Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections - microbiology Humans Male Microbiology Miscellaneous
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Zusammenfassung:	Escherichia hermannii was isolated in pure culture from a patient with acute purulent conjunctivitis after a minor ocular injury. This is the first report of E. hermannii isolated as the sole pathogen from an infected site without prior antibiotic exposure, confirming the pathogenic potential of the microorganism.
ISSN:	0095-1137 1098-660X
DOI:	10.1128/JCM.01119-08