Reliability of transport medium in the laboratory evaluation of corneal ulcers

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 140, Issue 6, 2005, Pages

  McLeod, Stephen D ^a,b,d   Kumar, Abha ^b   Cevallos, Vicky ^b   Srinivasan, Muthaiah ^c   Whitcher, John P ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Francis I Proctor Foundation   (United States)

^c ARAVIND EYE HOSPITAL   (India)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHARCOAL; POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE;

ADULT; AGAR MEDIUM; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA ULCER; CULTURE MEDIUM; FEMALE; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; GRAM STAINING; HUMAN; INOCULATION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KERATITIS; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROBIAL IDENTIFICATION; MYCOSIS; PLATING MEDIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RELIABILITY; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; TRANSPORT MEDIUM;

EID: 29244488734     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajo.2005.06.042     Document Type: Article

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