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.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Rene Choi, Luke Strnad, Christina J. Flaxel, Andreas K. Lauer, Eric B. Suhler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2019-05-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
eye
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/25/5/18-0340_article