title: A novel case of chronic conjunctivitis in a 58-year-old woman caused by Raoultella.
abstract: A 58-year-old woman presented to eye emergency with a chronic conjunctivitis which was diagnosed by laboratory microbiological testing to be due to the environmental pathogen Raoultella planticola. The organism was sensitive to Chloramphenicol and the patient made a rapid recovery on these drops. This is the first report of this organism infecting the eye.
authors.affiliation: Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, Westminster Bridge Road, SE1 7EH, London, UK.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Zuberbuhler
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Abedin
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Roudsari
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002701:Chloramphenicol / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003234:Conjunctivitis, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology; D004739:England; D004755:Enterobacteriaceae / Q000302:isolation & purification; D004756:Enterobacteriaceae Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D008875:Middle Aged; D009883:Ophthalmic Solutions / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D066167:Slit Lamp / Q000382:microbiology; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D009883:Ophthalmic Solutions; D002701:Chloramphenicol