Use of different stains for microscopic evaluation of corneal scrapings for diagnosis of microsporidial keratitis

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 583-585

  Joseph, Joveeta ^a   Murthy, Somasheila ^a   Garg, Prashant ^a   Sharma, Savitri ^a  

^a L V PRASAD EYE INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

4',6 DIAMIDINO 2 PHENYLINDOLE; POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE; SULFURIC ACID;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPE; GIEMSA STAIN; GRAM STAINING; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KERATITIS; MICROSPORIDA; MICROSPORIDIOSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTOZOAN SPORE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STAINING; ZIEHL NEELSEN STAIN;

BENZENESULFONATES; CORNEA; EYE INFECTIONS, PARASITIC; HUMANS; HYDROXIDES; KERATITIS; MICROSPORIDIA; MICROSPORIDIOSIS; POTASSIUM COMPOUNDS; SPECIMEN HANDLING; STAINING AND LABELING;

MICROSPORIDIA; PROTOZOA;

EID: 32344439519     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.44.2.583-585.2006     Document Type: Article

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