Clinico-demographical profile of keratomycosis in Delhi, North India

Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 310-314

  Gupta, A ^a   Capoor, M R ^a   Gupta, S ^a   Kochhar, S ^a   Tomer, A ^a   Gupta, V ^a  

^a SAFDARJUNG HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Anti fungal susceptibility; demography; keratitis; mould; yeast

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; ITRACONAZOLE; NATAMYCIN;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CANDIDA ALBICANS; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS GROWTH; FUNGUS ISOLATION; FUSARIUM SOLANI; HUMAN; INDIA; KERATOMYCOSIS; MALE; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE; CLASSIFICATION; FUNGUS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; KERATITIS; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOSES; PATHOLOGY;

FEMALE; FUNGI; HUMANS; INDIA; KERATITIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOSES; PREVALENCE;

EID: 84905640105     PISSN: 02550857     EISSN: 19983646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0255-0857.136582     Document Type: Article

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