Do pathogens from corneal scraping show their true colours better in bactec bottles?

Logeswary K, and Hazlita Mohd Isa, and Wan Haslina Wan Abdul Halim, and Then, KY and Aida Zairani Mohd. Zahidin, (2017) Do pathogens from corneal scraping show their true colours better in bactec bottles? Medicine & Health, 12 (1). pp. 150-153. ISSN 2289-5728

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Abstract

Identification of causative organisms of clinically suspected microbial keratitis is very important so that appropriate targeted antimicrobial treatment can be offered to patients. The current routine method of corneal scraping specimens on to multiple agar culture plates for microbiological study is not really providing encouraging result. Our trial of modified technique of using BACTEC broth for three clinically suspected microbial keratitis cases worked 100% to identify the causative organisms in cases of microbial keratitis.

Item Type:Article
Keywords:Culture media; Cornea; Keratitis
Journal:Medicine & Health
ID Code:11880
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Deposited On:05 Jul 2018 07:12
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