Microbiological diagnosis of infective keratitis: Comparative evaluation of direct microscopy and culture results

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 90, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1271-1276

  Bharathi, M J ^a   Ramakrishnan, R ^a   Meenakshi, R ^a   Mittal, S ^a   Shivakumar, C ^a   Srinivasan, M ^a  

^a ARAVIND EYE HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE;

ACANTHAMOEBA; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FUNGUS GROWTH; GIEMSA STAIN; GRAM STAINING; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KERATITIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MICROSCOPY; NOCARDIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ACANTHAMOEBA; ACANTHAMOEBA KERATITIS; ANIMALS; BACTERIA; CORNEAL ULCER; EYE INFECTIONS, BACTERIAL; EYE INFECTIONS, FUNGAL; FUNGI; HUMANS; HYDROXIDES; MICROBIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; MICROSCOPY; POTASSIUM COMPOUNDS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STAINING AND LABELING;

EID: 33750348459     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2006.096230     Document Type: Article

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