Keratitis due to Colletotrichum dematium - A case report

Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 56-58

  Mendiratta, D K ^a   Thamke, D ^a   Shukla, A K ^a   Narang, P ^a  

^a MAHATMA GANDHI INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

C.dematium; Keratitis

Indexed keywords

ACETAZOLAMIDE; ASCORBIC ACID; ATROPINE; CIPROFLOXACIN; NATAMYCIN; NEOSPORIN; RETINOL; TIMOLOL; VITAMIN D;

ADULT; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CELL INFILTRATION; COLLETOTRICHUM; COLLETOTRICHUM DEMATIUM; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; CORNEA INJURY; CORNEA ULCER; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FLUORESCENCE ANALYSIS; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; HUMAN; INDIA; KERATITIS; MALE; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; NONHUMAN; PLANT; SLIT LAMP; STROMA; TISSUE INJURY; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 14844337876     PISSN: 02550857     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0255-0857.13876     Document Type: Article

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