Detection of Alcaligenes chronic endophthalmitis mimicking noninfectious uveitis with 16S ribosomal RNA PCR

Affiliations

• ¹ Department of Ophthalmology and Vision Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, ON; Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, ON.
• ² Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, ON.
• ³ Department of Ophthalmology and Vision Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, ON; Kensington Eye Institute, Vision and Research Centre, ON; Department of Ophthalmology, Toronto Western Hospital, University Health Network, ON.
• ⁴ Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, University of Toronto, ON; Department of Microbiology, University Health Network/Mount Sinai Hospital, ON.
• ⁵ Department of Ophthalmology and Vision Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, ON; Kensington Eye Institute, Vision and Research Centre, ON; Department of Ophthalmology, Mount Sinai Hospital, University Health Network, ON.; Department of Ophthalmology, St. Michael's Hospital, Unity Health Toronto, ON.
• ⁶ Department of Ophthalmology and Vision Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, ON; Kensington Eye Institute, Vision and Research Centre, ON; Department of Ophthalmology, Toronto Western Hospital, University Health Network, ON. Electronic address: efrem.mandelcorn@utoronto.ca.