CONTACT LENSE KERATITIS BY SPHINGOMONAS PAUCIMOBILIS- A RISING CONCERN

Autor: Shrutikirti Gupta, Shrushti Rane, Prachi Dubbal, Rajesh Karyakarte, Sunil Bhamre
Rok vydání: 2023
Zdroj: GLOBAL JOURNAL FOR RESEARCH ANALYSIS. :60-62
DOI: 10.36106/gjra/2302283
Popis: Microbial keratitis (MK) is a corneal condition that encompasses several different pathogens and aetiologies. While contact lens associated MK is most often associated with bacterial infections, other pathogens (fungi, Acanthamoeba species, etc) may be responsible. A rare case of contact lenses bacterial keratitis was isolated in our hospital which was caused by Sphingomonas paucimobilis. This case report helps in understanding ocular risk related to contact lenses wearer in evolving generation and utmost care to be taken to avoid same
Databáze: OpenAIRE