Mycological profile of infectious Keratitis from Delhi

Indian Journal of Medical Research

Volumn 123, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 159-164

  Saha, Rumpa ^a   Das, Shukla ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Aspergillus; Corneal ulcer; Fungal keratitis

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; HERBACEOUS AGENT;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; BLINDNESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA INJURY; CORNEA ULCER; FEMALE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS ISOLATION; GRAM STAINING; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INDIA; KERATITIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MYCELIUM; MYCOSIS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRESCRIPTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; YEAST;

ADULT; CORNEAL ULCER; EYE INFECTIONS, FUNGAL; FEMALE; FUNGI; HUMANS; KERATITIS; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 33645471236     PISSN: 09715916     EISSN: 09715916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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