title: Ocular infection secondary to gemella.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To report four cases of ocular infection caused by Gemella species.
  
  
  METHODS
  Microbial identification was carried out using the MicroScan Walkaway system (Dade Behring) and/or Vitek-2 (bioMérieux) and susceptibility testing with either Kirby-Bauer disc diffusion and/or Vitek-2. The paper is presented as an interventional case report.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Four patients developed infection due to Gemella species. All responded to vancomycin or fortified aminoglycosides and broad-spectrum antibiotics.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Gemella spp. can cause opportunistic infections in the eye.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences, University of Louisville, 301 E. Muhammad Ali Boulevard, Louisville, Kentucky, KY 40202, USA. Pedram.hamrah@louisville.edu
authors.forename: Pedram
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Hamrah
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ritterband
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Seedor
authors.forename: Richard A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Eiferman
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003320:Corneal Ulcer / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D009877:Endophthalmitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D015818:Eye Infections, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D016908:Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D040141:Staphylococcaceae / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D014031:Tobramycin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014640:Vancomycin / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D014640:Vancomycin; D014031:Tobramycin