Collection of corneal impression cytology directly on a sterile glass slide for the detection of viral antigen: An inexpensive and simple technique for the diagnosis of HSV epithelial keratitis - A pilot study

BMC Ophthalmology

Volumn 1, Issue , 2001, Pages 1-6

  Athmanathan, Sreedharan ^a   Bandlapally, Sesha Reddy ^a   Rao, Gullapalli N ^b  

^a Hyderabad Eye Centre   (India)

^b L V PRASAD EYE INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLASS; VIRUS ANTIGEN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIAL KERATITIS; CELL VIABILITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA; CYTOLOGY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; HERPES SIMPLEX; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOASSAY; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; IMMUNOPEROXIDASE STAINING; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; KERATITIS; KERATOMYCOSIS; PARASITOSIS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PILOT STUDY; SEROTYPING; SMEAR; TECHNIQUE; ULCER; VIROLOGY; VIRUS CULTURE; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS INFECTION; VIRUS ISOLATION;

EID: 0842348636     PISSN: 14712415     EISSN: 14712415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2415-1-3     Document Type: Article

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