Diagnosis and treatment outcome of mycotic keratitis at a tertiary eye care center in eastern india

BMC Ophthalmology

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2011, Pages

  Rautaraya, Bibhudutta ^a   Sharma, Savitri ^a   Kar, Sarita ^a   Das, Sujata ^a   Sahu, Srikant K ^a  

^a L V PRASAD EYE INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

culture; fungal; keratitis; microscopy; Mycotic; treatment outcome

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLOSIS; ASPERGILLUS; FEMALE; FUNGAL EYE INFECTION; FUSARIOSIS; FUSARIUM; HUMAN; INDIA; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; KERATITIS; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; PREVALENCE; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SEX RATIO;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ASPERGILLOSIS; ASPERGILLUS; EYE INFECTIONS, FUNGAL; FEMALE; FUSARIOSIS; FUSARIUM; HUMANS; INDIA; KERATITIS; MALE; PREVALENCE; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 84055213719     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2415-11-39     Document Type: Article

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