Sensitivity and specificity of potassium hydroxide and calcofluor white stain to differentiate between fungal and Pythium filaments in corneal scrapings from patients of Pythium keratitis

PURPOSE: To assess the sensitivity of potassium hydroxide and calcofluor white (KOH+CFW) mount in the diagnosis of Pythium keratitis and concordance among microbiologists. METHODS: Three microbiologists evaluated the microscopic images of KOH + CFW mounts of confirmed cases of Pythium and fungal ker...

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Autores principales: Bagga, Bhupesh, Vishwakarma, Pratima, Sharma, Savitri, Jospeh, Joveeta, Mitra, Sanchita, Mohamed, Ashik
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wolters Kluwer - Medknow 2022
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Special Focus, Cornea, Original Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9023980/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35086234
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/ijo.IJO_1880_21

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9023980/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35086234
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/ijo.IJO_1880_21

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