A simple alternative method for rapid detection of slime produced by Staphylococcus epidermidis isolates in bacterial keratitis

Indian Journal of Medical Research

Volumn 114, Issue NOV., 2001, Pages 169-172

  Nayak, N ^a   Satpathy, Gita ^a   Vajpayee, R B ^a   Pandey, R M ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Bacterial keratitis; Congo red agar test; Slime; Staphylococcus epidermidis

Indexed keywords

AGAR; CONGO RED;

AGAR MEDIUM; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA ULCER; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; INCUBATION TIME; KERATITIS; LABORATORY TEST; NONHUMAN; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; CONGO RED; CORNEAL ULCER; HUMANS; POLYSACCHARIDES, BACTERIAL; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; VIRULENCE;

EID: 0035736361     PISSN: 09715916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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