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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, July 2008, p. 2445-2449, Vol. 46, No. 7
0095-1137/08/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.02442-07
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CASE REPORT

Two Cases of Keratitis and Corneal Ulcers Caused by Burkholderia gladioli

Franka Lestin,^1, Robert Kraak,² and Andreas Podbielski^1*

Department of Medical Microbiology, Virology and Hospital Hygiene, Rostock University Hospital, Rostock, Germany,¹ Department of Ophthalmology, Rostock University Hospital, Rostock, Germany²

Received 19 December 2007/ Returned for modification 3 April 2008/ Accepted 9 April 2008

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.

Published ahead of print on 23 April 2008.

Present address: Department for Laboratory Medicine, HELIOS-Kliniken Schwerin, Teaching Hospital of Rostock University, Rostock, Germany.