Study of microbial keratitis in central India

Journal of Infection in Developing Countries

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 295-298

  Satpathi, Parthasarathi ^a   Satpathi, Sanghamitra ^b  

^a Midnapore Medical College and Hospital ^*  (India)

^b ISPAT GENERAL HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Bacterial keratitis; Corneal ulceration; Fungal keratitis

Indexed keywords

METAL; POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE;

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; ADULT; AGE; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ALTERNARIA; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BRAIN HEART INFUSION BROTH; CALCOFLUOR WHITE; CANDIDA KRUSEI; CHILD; CHOCOLATE AGAR; CLADOSPORIUM; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA ULCER; COTTON; CULTURE MEDIUM; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DUST; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE; FOREIGN BODY; FUSARIUM SOLANI; GENDER; GRAM STAINING; HUMAN; INDIA; INOCULATION; KERATITIS; LABORATORY TEST; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROSCOPY; OCCUPATION; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SABOURAUD DEXTROSE AGAR; SHEEP BLOOD AGAR; SLIT LAMP; SOIL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; UNEMPLOYMENT; WET MOUNT;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 84858407484     PISSN: 20366590     EISSN: 19722680     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3855/jidc.1929     Document Type: Letter

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