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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, November 2008, p. 3848-3849, Vol. 46, No. 11
0095-1137/08/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.01119-08
Copyright © 2008, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

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Escherichia hermannii as the Sole Isolate from a Patient with Purulent Conjunctivitis{triangledown}

Aggeliki Poulou,1 Evangelia Dimitroulia,2 Fani Markou,1 and Athanassios Tsakris2*

Department of Microbiology, Serres General Hospital, Serres,1 Department of Microbiology, Medical School, University of Athens, Athens, Greece2

Received 12 June 2008/ Returned for modification 11 July 2008/ Accepted 23 August 2008

Escherichia hermannii was isolated in pure culture from a patient with acute purulent conjunctivitis after a minor ocular injury. This is the first report of E. hermannii isolated as the sole pathogen from an infected site without prior antibiotic exposure, confirming the pathogenic potential of the microorganism.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Department of Microbiology, Medical School, University of Athens, 11527 Athens, Greece. Phone: 30 210 7462010. Fax: 30 210 7462210. E-mail: atsakris{at}med.uoa.gr

{triangledown} Published ahead of print on 3 September 2008.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, November 2008, p. 3848-3849, Vol. 46, No. 11
0095-1137/08/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.01119-08
Copyright © 2008, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.





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