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Bacterionema matruchotii ocular infections. 1979

K R Wilhelmus, and N M Robinson, and D B Jones

One case of endophthalmitis and two cases of corneal ulceration, each occurring in a structurally altered eye, were associated with Bacterionema matruchotii, a gram-positive filamentous bacillus.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008297	Male		Males
D008875	Middle Aged	An adult aged 45 - 64 years.	Middle Age
D009877	Endophthalmitis	Suppurative inflammation of the tissues of the internal structures of the eye frequently associated with an infection.	Ophthalmia,Infectious Endophthalmitis,Endophthalmitides,Endophthalmitides, Infectious,Endophthalmitis, Infectious,Infectious Endophthalmitides,Ophthalmias
D003320	Corneal Ulcer	Loss of epithelial tissue from the surface of the cornea due to progressive erosion and necrosis of the tissue; usually caused by bacterial, fungal, or viral infection.	Keratitis, Ulcerative,Keratitides, Ulcerative,Ulcer, Corneal,Ulcerative Keratitides,Ulcerative Keratitis
D005260	Female		Females
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000192	Actinomycetales	An order of gram-positive, primarily aerobic BACTERIA that tend to form branching filaments.	Corynebacteriaceae,Coryneform Group
D000193	Actinomycetales Infections	Infections with bacteria of the order ACTINOMYCETALES.	Actinomycete Infections,Infections, Actinomycetales,Infections, Actinomycete,Actinomycetales Infection,Actinomycete Infection,Infection, Actinomycetales,Infection, Actinomycete