Use of Chlorazol Black E Mounts of Corneal Scrapes for Diagnosis of Filamentous Fungal Keratitis

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 145, Issue 6, 2008, Pages

  Thomas, Philip Aloysius ^a   Kaliamurthy, Jayaraman ^a   Jesudasan, Christadoss Arul Nelson ^a   Geraldine, Pitchairaj ^b  

^a JOSEPH EYE HOSPITAL   (India)

^b BHARATHIDASAN UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLORAZOL BLACK E; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; DYES, REAGENTS, INDICATORS, MARKERS AND BUFFERS; LACTOPHENOL COTTON BLUE;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FUNGAL DETECTION; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS GROWTH; FUNGUS ISOLATION; HUMAN; KERATOMYCOSIS; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MICROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 44149092413     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajo.2008.01.020     Document Type: Article

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