Diagnosis of infectious diseases of the eye

Eye

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 177-184

  Sharma, S ^a  

^a L V PRASAD EYE INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

bacterial; diagnosis; fungal; ocular infection; parasitic; viral

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; FLUCONAZOLE; FLUCYTOSINE; ITRACONAZOLE; KETOCONAZOLE; MICONAZOLE;

ACANTHAMOEBA KERATITIS; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BLEPHARITIS; CLIMATE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CONJUNCTIVITIS; DACRYOCYSTITIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; EYE INFECTION; EYE INJURY; FUNGAL ENDOPHTHALMITIS; FUNGAL EYE INFECTION; FUNGUS CULTURE; HUMAN; IN VIVO STUDY; KERATITIS; KERATOMYCOSIS; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROSPORIDIOSIS; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; PANOPHTHALMITIS; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RACE DIFFERENCE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SMEAR; UVEITIS; VIRUS CULTURE;

EID: 84863401761     PISSN: 0950222X     EISSN: 14765454     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/eye.2011.275     Document Type: Conference Paper

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