First identification of Gordonia sputi in a post-traumatic endophthalmitis patient – a case report and literatures review

First identification of Gordonia sputi in a post-traumatic endophthalmitis patient – a case report and literatures review

Abstract Background We present a case of post-traumatic endophthalmitis with relatively good prognosis caused by Gordonia sputi, which, to our knowledge is the first case in the literature. Case presentation A 24 year old man, who underwent an intraocular foreign body extraction half a month before...

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Main Authors: Wei Fang, Jiuke Li, Hu-Shan Cui, Xiaohong Jin, Jing Zhai, Yuanmin Dai, Yumin Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-10-01
Series:BMC Ophthalmology
Subjects:
Endophthalmitis
Gordonia sputi
Actinomyces
Traumatic
Case report
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12886-017-0573-5

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