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Masked comparison of trypan blue stain and potassium hydroxide with calcofluor white stain in the microscopic examination of corneal scrapings for the diagnosis of microbial keratitis
PURPOSE: To evaluate the efficacy of trypan blue in direct microscopic examination of corneal scrapings in the diagnosis of non-viral microbial keratitis. METHODS: In a prospective, interventional, masked study, 82 consecutive patients were investigated. Direct microscopic examination of the corneal...
Autores principales: | Rathi, Varsha M, Murthy, Somasheila I, Mitra, Sanchita, Yamjala, Balakrishna, Mohamed, Ashik, Sharma, Savitri |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer - Medknow
2021
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8544045/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34427244 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/ijo.IJO_3685_20 |
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