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

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 i...

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Main Authors: Logeswary K,, Hazlita Mohd Isa,, Wan Haslina Wan Abdul Halim,, Then, KY, Aida Zairani Mohd. Zahidin,
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Published: Pusat Perubatan Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2017
Online Access:http://journalarticle.ukm.my/11880/1/22_logeswary_et_al_pdf_16346.pdf
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spelling my-ukm.journal.118802018-07-10T04:42:11Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/11880/ Do pathogens from corneal scraping show their true colours better in bactec bottles? Logeswary K, Hazlita Mohd Isa, Wan Haslina Wan Abdul Halim, Then, KY Aida Zairani Mohd. Zahidin, 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. Pusat Perubatan Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2017 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/11880/1/22_logeswary_et_al_pdf_16346.pdf 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 http://www.medicineandhealthukm.com/toc/12/1
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description 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.
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author Logeswary K,
Hazlita Mohd Isa,
Wan Haslina Wan Abdul Halim,
Then, KY
Aida Zairani Mohd. Zahidin,
spellingShingle Logeswary K,
Hazlita Mohd Isa,
Wan Haslina Wan Abdul Halim,
Then, KY
Aida Zairani Mohd. Zahidin,
Do pathogens from corneal scraping show their true colours better in bactec bottles?
author_facet Logeswary K,
Hazlita Mohd Isa,
Wan Haslina Wan Abdul Halim,
Then, KY
Aida Zairani Mohd. Zahidin,
author_sort Logeswary K,
title Do pathogens from corneal scraping show their true colours better in bactec bottles?
title_short Do pathogens from corneal scraping show their true colours better in bactec bottles?
title_full Do pathogens from corneal scraping show their true colours better in bactec bottles?
title_fullStr Do pathogens from corneal scraping show their true colours better in bactec bottles?
title_full_unstemmed Do pathogens from corneal scraping show their true colours better in bactec bottles?
title_sort do pathogens from corneal scraping show their true colours better in bactec bottles?
publisher Pusat Perubatan Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
publishDate 2017
url http://journalarticle.ukm.my/11880/1/22_logeswary_et_al_pdf_16346.pdf
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http://www.medicineandhealthukm.com/toc/12/1
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