Collection of corneal impression cytology directly on a sterile glass slide for the detection of viral antigen: An inexpensive and simple technique for the diagnosis of HSV epithelial keratitis – A pilot study

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Herpes simplex keratitis (HSK) is a sight threatening ocular infection and occurs worldwide. A prompt laboratory diagnosis is often very useful. Conventional virology techniques are often expensive and time consuming. We describe her...

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Main Authors: Bandlapally Sesha, Athmanathan Sreedharan, Rao Gullapalli N
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2001-09-01
Series:BMC Ophthalmology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2415/1/3