Corynebacterium macginleyi isolation from conjunctival swab in Italy

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作者
Giammanco, GM [1 ]
Di Marco, V
Priolo, I
Intrivici, A
Grimont, F
Grimont, PAD
机构
[1] Univ Palermo, Dipartimento Igiene & Microbiol G DAlessandro, Palermo, Italy
[2] Ist Zooprofilatt Sperimentale Sicilia A Mirri, Palermo, Italy
[3] Inst Pasteur, Unite Biodivers Bacteries Pathogenes Emergentes, Paris, France
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10.1016/S0732-8893(02)00438-8
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R51 [传染病];
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100401 ;
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Corynebacterium macginleyi was isolated from conjunctival swabs of a farmer suffering from purulent conjunctivitis. This species has only recently been reported in Switzerland and Germany to be exclusively isolated from ocular surfaces. This represents the first isolation of C. macginleyi in Italy indicating that its circulation is not geographically limited. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science Inc. All rights reserved.
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