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. 1992 Sep;30(9):2516–2517. doi: 10.1128/jcm.30.9.2516-2517.1992

Isolation of Kingella kingae from a corneal ulcer.

T Mollee 1, P Kelly 1, M Tilse 1
PMCID: PMC265541  PMID: 1401031

Abstract

Kingella kingae was isolated from a corneal ulcer in an 11-month-old male. This organism has been previously reported from normally sterile sites, including sites of endophthalmitis, but this is the first time isolation from the cornea has been reported.

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