AI Article Synopsis
- This report is the first to identify Corynebacterium macginleyi as a cause of conjunctivitis in Canada.
- The study included menaquinone analysis to help characterize the strain, which is more commonly found in patients from Europe and Japan.
- The bacterial isolate showed resistance to the antibiotics erythromycin and clindamycin.
Article Abstract
This report describes for the first time Corynebacterium macginleyi as a cause of conjunctivitis in Canada, where menaquinone analysis was done as part of the strain characterization. This species is typically isolated from ocular surfaces of patients from Europe and Japan. The isolate was resistant to erythromycin and clindamycin.
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| http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2953085 | PMC |
| http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/JCM.01289-10 | DOI Listing |
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