Mycotic keratitis in India: A five-year retrospective study

Journal of Infection in Developing Countries

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 171-174

  Tilak, Ragini ^a   Singh, Abhisek ^a   Maurya, Om Prakash Singh ^a   Chandra, Abhishek ^a   Tilak, Vijai ^a   Gulati, Anil Kumar ^a  

^a BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Aspergillus spp; Corneal infections; Fungal keratitis; Fusarium spp.; Mycotic keratitis

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; HERBACEOUS AGENT; POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE; STEROID;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORNEA INJURY; CORNEA ULCER; CORNEAL BIOPSY; FEMALE; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS GROWTH; FUSARIUM SOLANI; GRAM STAINING; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INDIA; KERATOMYCOSIS; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX RATIO;

ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; FUNGI; FUSARIUM; FUSARIUM SOLANI;

EID: 77951162743     PISSN: 20366590     EISSN: 19722680     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3855/jidc.309     Document Type: Article

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