title: Endophthalmitis caused by Rhodococcus equi Prescott serotype 4.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Microbiology Department, Holy Spirit Hospital, Camp Hill, Pennsylvania 17011.
authors.forename: L L
authors.initials: LL
authors.lastname: Ebersole
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Paturzo
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D009877:Endophthalmitis / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012240:Rhodococcus / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification*