Filamentous gram-negative bacteria masquerading as actinomycetes in infectious endophthalmitis: a review of three cases.
Joveeta JosephSavitri SharmaVivek Pravin DavePublished in: Journal of ophthalmic inflammation and infection (2018)
Gram-negative bacilli can develop abnormal morphology due to stress or sub-inhibitory antibiotic exposure, and it is important for ocular microbiologists and pathologists to be aware of this phenomenon to avoid misinterpretation that may lead to inappropriate treatment.