Medical Microbiology

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Infection Mostimportantpathogens Laboratorydiagnosis

Keratitis

Viruses Herpessimplexvirus

Adenoviruses

Varicellazostervirus

CellcultureandPCRfrom

swaborcornealscrapings

Bacteria Staphylococcusspp.

Streptococcusspp.

Neisseriagonorrheae

Enterobacteriaceae

Pseudomonasspp.

Bacillusspp.

Mycobacteriumspp.

Moraxellalacunata

Actinomycesspp.

Nocardiaspp.

Microscopyandculturefor

bacteriaswaborcorneal

scrapings

Chlamydiatrachomatis Diagnosticprocedureswith

cornealswaborscrapings

seeat“trachoma”(thistable)

Treponemapallidum Serology(basicdiagnostics)

Fungi Candidaspp.

Aspergillusspp.

Fusariumsolani

Microscopyandculturefor

fungiinswaborcorneal

scrapings

Protozoa Acanthamoebaspp. Cultureandmicroscopy

fromconjunctivallavageand

contactlenswashingfluid,

DNAdetection

Endophthalmitis

Viruses Herpessimplexviruses

Varicellazostervirus

Measlesvirus

Rubellavirus

(germanmeasles)

CellcultureandPCRin

aqueousandvitreous

aspiration;serologywith

aqueoushumorasrequired

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