Increased level of (1,3)-β-D-glucan in tear fluid of mycotic keratitis

Graefe's Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology

Volumn 247, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 989-992

  Kaji, Yuichi ^a   Hiraoka, Takahiro ^a   Oshika, Tetsuro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

Author keywords

glucan; (1,3) D glucan; Fungal cell wall; Mycotic keratitis; Tear

Indexed keywords

BETA 1,3 GLUCAN;

ALTERNARIA ALTERNATA; ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA ULCER; CORNEAL BIOPSY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FUSARIUM SOLANI; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KERATOMYCOSIS; LACRIMAL FLUID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

BETA-GLUCANS; CORNEAL ULCER; EYE INFECTIONS, BACTERIAL; EYE INFECTIONS, FUNGAL; HUMANS; KERATITIS; OSMOLAR CONCENTRATION; TEARS;

EID: 67349091686     PISSN: 0721832X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00417-008-1032-z     Document Type: Article

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