Corynebacterium macginleyi isolation from conjunctival swab in Italy.
Corynebacterium macginleyi was isolated from conjunctival swabs of a farmer suffering from purulent conjunctivitis. This species has only recently been reported in Switzerland and Germany to be exclusively isolated from ocular surfaces. This represents the first isolation of C. macginleyi in Italy indicating that its circulation is not geographically limited.
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Dipartimento di Igiene e Microbiologia "G D'Alessandro", Università di Palermo, Palermo, Italy. gmgiamm@libero.it
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D000368:Aged; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D003228:Conjunctiva / Q000382:microbiology*; D003231:Conjunctivitis / Q000382:microbiology*; D003352:Corynebacterium / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D003354:Corynebacterium Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination / Q000008:administration & dosage; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D008297:Male; D012329:RNA, Bacterial; D017423:Sequence Analysis, RNA; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D012329:RNA, Bacterial