Role of Potassium Hydroxide Mount in Rapid Diagnosis of Fungal Corneal Ulcers

Journal of the Indian Medical Association

Volumn 100, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 18-20

  Nag, Dipanwita ^a   Chatterjee, Sarbani ^a   Chatterjee, Sanhita ^a   Khan, Mita ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Fungal corneal ulcer; Fungal culture; Potassium hydroxide

Indexed keywords

CRYSTAL VIOLET; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; GRAM'S STAIN; HYDROXIDE; PHENAZINE DERIVATIVE; POTASSIUM DERIVATIVE; POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CORNEA ULCER; FEMALE; FUNGAL EYE INFECTION; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MIDDLE AGED;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CORNEAL ULCER; EYE INFECTIONS, FUNGAL; FEMALE; GENTIAN VIOLET; HISTOCYTOLOGICAL PREPARATION TECHNIQUES; HUMANS; HYDROXIDES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOLOGICAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; PHENAZINES; POTASSIUM COMPOUNDS; SPECIMEN HANDLING;

EID: 0036362235     PISSN: 00195847     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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