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. 2012 Aug 10;26(10):1337–1343. doi: 10.1038/eye.2012.162

Table 2. Comparison between microbial cultures vs PCR results.

  Culture positive Culture negative Total
PCR positive 12 Fusarium=5 Dematiaceous fungi =4 Aspergillus =1 Curvularia =1 Candida=1 16 Clinical impressiona: Fungal keratitis=10 Uncertain=6 28
PCR negative 0 2 Clinical impressiona: Bacterial Keratitis=1 Fungal keratitis=1 2
Total 12 18 30
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Clinical impression was made according to clinical features and a response to treatment.