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Year : 2002 | Volume
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Rapid detection of fungal filaments in corneal scrapings by microwave heating-assisted grocott's methenamine silver staining
Geeta K Vemuganti, C Naidu, U Gopinathan
Ophthalmic Pathology Service, L V Prasad Eye Institute, L V Prasad Marg, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad-500 034, India
Correspondence Address:
Geeta K Vemuganti Ophthalmic Pathology Service, L V Prasad Eye Institute, L V Prasad Marg, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad-500 034 India
Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None | Check |
PMID: 12532502
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The Gomoris methanamine silver impregnation technique is a highly reliable and archiveable method of detecting fungal filaments, but the staining procedure is time consuming and laborious. A technique using microwave energy to reduce the duration of Gomori's silver staining is described. |
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