Gordonia bronchialis– Associated endophthalmitis, Oregon, USA

Rene Choi; Luke Strnad; Christina J. Flaxel; Andreas K. Lauer; Eric B. Suhler

doi:10.3201/eid2505.180340

Gordonia bronchialis– Associated endophthalmitis, Oregon, USA

Rene Choi, Luke Strnad, Christina J. Flaxel, Andreas K. Lauer, Eric B. Suhler

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Abstract

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.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1017-1019
Number of pages	3
Journal	Emerging infectious diseases
Volume	25
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2505.180340
State	Published - May 2019

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Epidemiology
Microbiology (medical)
Infectious Diseases

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