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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, January 2009, p. 266-267, Vol. 47, No. 1
0095-1137/09/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.01457-08
Copyright © 2009, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

CASE REPORT

Chronic Postoperative Roseomonas Endophthalmitis{triangledown}

Kuan-Jen Chen,* Chi-Chun Lai, Ya-Hui Kuo, Wei-Chi Wu, and Tun-Lu Chen

Department of Ophthalmology, Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kwei-Shan, Taoyuan, Taiwan

Received 29 July 2008/ Returned for modification 30 August 2008/ Accepted 24 October 2008

We report one case with chronic postoperative endophthalmitis caused by Roseomonas species. Roseomonas spp. induced chronic endophthalmitis, which might result in misdiagnosis and delayed treatment and causes ocular damage and severe visual loss. This report is the first one related to a case with postoperative endophthalmitis secondary to Roseomonas infection.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Department of Ophthalmology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, 5 Fuhsing Street, Kwei-Shan 333, Taoyuan, Taiwan. Phone: 886-3-3281200, ext. 8671. Fax: 886-3-3287798. E-mail: cgr999chiayi{at}yahoo.com.tw

{triangledown} Published ahead of print on 5 November 2008.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, January 2009, p. 266-267, Vol. 47, No. 1
0095-1137/09/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.01457-08
Copyright © 2009, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.





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