Endophthalmitis caused by Rhodococcus equi Prescott serotype 4.
Rhodococcus equi, an aerobic actinomycete primarily known as a livestock pathogen, was repeatedly isolated from the severely infected right eye of a 9-year-old boy.
Ebersole
L L
LL
Microbiology Department, Holy Spirit Hospital, Camp Hill, Pennsylvania 17011.
Paturzo
J L
JL
D002648:Child; D009877:Endophthalmitis / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012240:Rhodococcus / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification*