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ArticleMicroorganisms2022

Alternate Special Stains for the Detection of Mycotic Organisms in Oral Cyto-Smears-A Histomorphometric Study.

S V Sowmya, Dominic Augustine, Beena Hemanth, Arcot Gopal Prathab, Ahmed Alamoudi, Hammam Ahmed Bahammam, Sarah Ahmed Bahammam, Maha A Bahammam, Vanishri C Haragannavar, Sonia Prabhu and 1 more

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Article in Microorganisms, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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3 citing papers in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.

S V SowmyaDepartment of Oral Pathology & Microbiology, Faculty of Dental Sciences, M.S. Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences, Bangalore 560054, Karnataka, India.
Dominic AugustineDepartment of Oral Pathology & Microbiology, Faculty of Dental Sciences, M.S. Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences, Bangalore 560054, Karnataka, India.
Beena HemanthDepartment of Microbiology, Ramaiah Medical College, MSRIT Post, Bangalore 560054, Karnataka, India.
Arcot Gopal PrathabDepartment of Microbiology, Ramaiah Medical College, MSRIT Post, Bangalore 560054, Karnataka, India.
Ahmed AlamoudiOral Biology Department, Faculty of Dentistry, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 80209, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0001-7459-5324
Hammam Ahmed BahammamDepartment of Pediatric Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 80209, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0001-5946-5337
Sarah Ahmed BahammamDepartment of Pediatric Dentistry & Orthodontics, College of Dentistry, Taibah University, Medina 42353, Saudi Arabia.
Maha A BahammamDepartment of Periodontology, Faculty of Dentistry, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 80209, Saudi Arabia.
Vanishri C HaragannavarDepartment of Oral Pathology & Microbiology, Faculty of Dental Sciences, M.S. Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences, Bangalore 560054, Karnataka, India.
Sonia PrabhuDepartment of Oral Pathology & Microbiology, Faculty of Dental Sciences, M.S. Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences, Bangalore 560054, Karnataka, India.
Shankargouda PatilDepartment of Maxillofacial Surgery and Diagnostic Sciences, Division of Oral Pathology, College of Dentistry, Jazan University, Shwajra Campus, Jazan 45412, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0001-7246-5497
M S Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences · INKing Abdulaziz University · SAM.S. Ramaiah Medical College · INJazan University · SATaibah University · SA

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, fungal infections of the maxillofacial region have become prevalent, making their accurate diagnosis vital. Histopathological staining remains a simple, cost-effective technique for differentiation and diagnosis of the causative fungal organisms. The present study aims to evaluate the staining efficacy of Periodic Acid-Schiff (PAS), Alcian Blue, Safranin-O and Gomori's Methenamine Silver (GMS) on fungal smears. This research work also attempts to study the morphometric characteristics of

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Alcian BlueAspergillus flavusCandida albicansGomori’s Methenamine Silverimage analysismorphometryperiodic acid–SchiffRhizopus oryzaeSafranin-O

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