A 25-year-old contact lens wearer presents with a painful, red eye and a corneal ulcer. A gram stain reveals Gram-negative rods. Which organism is mos...

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A 25-year-old contact lens wearer presents with a painful, red eye and a corneal ulcer. A gram stain reveals Gram-negative rods. Which organism is most commonly involved?

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Pseudomonas aeruginosa

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Staphylococcus aureus

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Streptococcus pneumoniae

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Haemophilus influenzae

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Neisseria gonorrhoeae

Microbial Keratitis MCQ (SBA): Corneal ulcer

A 25-year-old contact lens wearer presents with a painful, red eye and a corneal ulcer. A gram stain reveals Gram-negative rods. Which organism is most commonly involved?