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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
Copyright © 2008, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

CASE REPORT

Two Cases of Keratitis and Corneal Ulcers Caused by Burkholderia gladioli {triangledown}

Franka Lestin,1,{dagger} Robert Kraak,2 and Andreas Podbielski1*

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.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Department of Medical Microbiology, Virology and Hospital Hygiene, Rostock University Hospital, Schillingallee 70, D-18057 Rostock, Germany. Phone: 0049-381-494-5900. Fax: 0049-381-494-5902. E-mail: andreas.podbielski{at}med.uni-rostock.de

{triangledown} Published ahead of print on 23 April 2008.

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

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
Copyright © 2008, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.



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