title: Two cases of keratitis and corneal ulcers caused by Burkholderia gladioli.
abstract: We report two cases of protracted keratitis complicated by corneal ulcer. Burkholderia gladioli, primarily known as a plant pathogen, was cultured from corneal swabs. The epithelial defects healed after extended adequate antibiotic therapy. Despite identical patterns of both strains in restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis, a common infection source was not detectable.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Microbiology, Virology and Hospital Hygiene, Rostock University Hospital, Rostock, Germany.
authors.forename: Franka
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Lestin
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kraak
authors.forename: Andreas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Podbielski
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000368:Aged; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D019121:Burkholderia Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D042725:Burkholderia gladioli / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D003320:Corneal Ulcer / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D016172:DNA Fingerprinting; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D007634:Keratitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D008297:Male; D012150:Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D004269:DNA, Bacterial