Milestones in Medical Mycology in India

An Overview of Prevalence and Treatment of Mycotic Keratitis in India and other Countries in the Indian Subcontinent

“…It has a sensitivity of 61-94% and specificity of 91-97% for detecting fungus. SDA is a very commonly used culture medium for isolating fungi [Gugnani et al, 1978;Gugnani, 2021]. Fungal hyphae on microscopic examination and culture isolation have been the gold standard in the laboratory diagnosis of mycotic keratitis.…”

“…Isolation of the etiological fungus in culture is essential to perform antifungal susceptibility testing, but it is time-consuming, causing delays in the initiation of treatment [Gugnani et al, 1978;Gugnani, 2021].…”

“…Thiabendazole has been found to be a good antifungal agent in preventing mycotic keratitis following corneal trauma [Gugnani et al, 1978;Gugnani, 2021]. It has been found that corticosteroids and antibiotics used indiscrimi-nately in the presence of other non-pathogenic or pathogenic microorganisms can convert a non-pathogenic fungus into a pathogenic one or increase the virulence of pathogenic fungi [Puttana, 1969].…”