A case of bilateral keratitis caused by Providencia alcalifaciens: a rarely encountered ocular pathogen.

Published in: International ophthalmology (2017)

We report a first case of keratitis due to P. alcalifaciens in a chronic heavy alcohol drinker. Ophthalmologists should consider this bacterium as a potential pathogen of corneal ulceration, when clinically suspect gram-negative bacterial keratitis especially in immunocompromised state.

Keyphrases

gram negative
multidrug resistant
candida albicans
case report
human health
risk assessment
intensive care unit