Aravind s atlas of fungal corneal ulcers clinical features and laboratory identification methods 1st Edition by Lalitha Prajna ISBN 978-8184483659 9350908433
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ISBN 10: 9350908433
ISBN 13: 978-8184483659
Author: Lalitha Prajna
– A Comprehensive overview of all the aspects of fungal keratitis including the clinical presentation, diagnosis and laboratory techniques. – Fungal corneal ulcers are an important cause of ocular morbidity throughout the world. The recent epidemic in the western world has ensured that it is now recognized universally to be a public health problem. – The importance of microbiological techniques to confirm the diagnosis and thereby to plan for an appropriate therapy cannot be underestimated.
Table of contents:
1. Introduction
2. Clinical Presentation of Fungal Keratitis
3. Specimen Collection.
4. Staining Procedure for Rapid Identification of Fungi
Light Microscopy
KOH
Gram
Grocott-Gomori Methenamine Silver (GMS) Stain..
Fluorescent Microscopy
Calcofluor White Staining
KOH-Calcofluor White Procedure
5. Recommendations for Isolation of Fungi from Ocular Specimens
Recommended Media
Routine Processing of Ocular Specimens
6. Incubation and Processing of Cultures in the Laboratory
Incubation Requirements
Processing of Cultures
7. Identification of Common Ocular Fungal Isolates
Colony Characteristics
Lactophenol Cotton Blue Mounting Media
Direct Examination of a Portion of the Colony
Adhesive Tape Technique…
Slide Culture Technique…..
Simplified Slide Culture Technique
8. Macroscopic and Microscopic Characteristics of Ocular Fungal Isolates….
Acremonium
Alternaria
Aspergillus species
Aspergillus flavus
Aspergillus fumigatus
Aspergillus niger
Aspergillus terreus
Aspergillus nidulans
Aspergillus tamaris
Bipolaris.
Candida
Cephaliophora irregularis
Cladosporium
Colletotrichum
Curvular
Exerohilum
Fusarium
Lasiodiplodia theobromae.
Neocosmospora vasinfecta
Paecilomyces
Penicillium.
Phialophora
Rhizopus
Scedosporium apiospermum
9. Molecular-based Diagnostics for Ocular Fungal Infections
10. Treatment of Fungal Keratitis
Preparation of Amphotericin B
Appendix
Bibliography
Glossary
Index
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