Role of liquid culture media in the laboratory diagnosis of microbial keratitis

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 156, Issue 4, 2013, Pages

  Bhadange, Yogesh ^a   Sharma, Savitri ^a   Das, Sujata ^a   Sahu, Srikant K ^a  

^a L V PRASAD EYE INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGAR; GLUCOSE; POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE; THIOGLYCOLIC ACID;

ACHROMOBACTER XYLOSOXIDANS; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; BACTERIAL KERATITIS; CORNEA; CORYNEBACTERIUM STRIATUM; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ENTEROBACTER CLOACAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GRAM STAINING; HAEMOPHILUS PARAINFLUENZAE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INCIDENCE; INFUSION; KERATOMYCOSIS; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; LIQUID CULTURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MICROBIAL GROWTH; MIXED INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SMEAR; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 84884593595     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: 18791891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajo.2013.05.035     Document Type: Article

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