Corynebacterium macginleyi isolated from a corneal ulcer

Corynebacterium macginleyi isolated from a corneal ulcer

We report the isolation of Corynebacterium macginleyi from the corneal ulcer culture of a patient, later enrolled in the Steroids for Corneal Ulcer Trial (SCUT). To our knowledge this is the first published report from North America of the recovery of C. macginleyi from a serious ocular infection.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Kathryn Ruoff, Christine M. Toutain-Kidd, Muthiah Srinivasan, Prajna Lalitha, Nisha R. Acharya, Michael E. Zegans, Joseph D. Schwartzman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2010-02-01
Series:Infectious Disease Reports
Subjects:
Corynebacterium macginleyi
cornea
ulcer
Online Access:http://www.pagepress.org/journals/index.php/idr/article/view/1568

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