Delhi infectious keratitis study: Update on clinico-Microbiological profile and outcomes of infectious keratitis
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Mycological profile of infectious Keratitis from Delhi.
BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVE Corneal blindness is a major health problem worldwide and infectious keratitis is one of the predominant causes. The incidence of fungal keratitis has increased over the last few years. Though a few studies have been carried out on mycotic keratitis from north and other parts of India, there are none from Delhi. Keeping this in mind, this study was conducted to evaluate t...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Current Ophthalmology
سال: 2020
ISSN: 2452-2325
DOI: 10.4103/joco.joco_113_20