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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>2604-1227</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista mexicana de oftalmología]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev. mex. oftalmol]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>2604-1227</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Sociedad Mexicana de Oftalmología A.C.]]></publisher-name>
</publisher>
</journal-meta>
<article-meta>
<article-id>S2604-12272024000200004</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.24875/rmo.m24000272</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Utilidad clínica de la citología para el enfoque diagnóstico y terapéutico de un caso de queratitis fúngica]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Clinical utility of cytology for diagnostic and therapeutic approach in a case of fungal keratitis]]></article-title>
</title-group>
<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Peñaloza-Barrios]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Natalia]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Arizmendi-Barón]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Mariana]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Polania-Barón]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Eduardo J.]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
</contrib-group>
<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Bogota Laser Ocular Surgery Center Bogota Laser Ocular Surgery Center ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Bogotá D.C ]]></addr-line>
<country>Colombia</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>04</month>
<year>2024</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>04</month>
<year>2024</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>98</volume>
<numero>2</numero>
<fpage>53</fpage>
<lpage>56</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S2604-12272024000200004&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S2604-12272024000200004&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S2604-12272024000200004&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen  Introducción: La córnea es uno de los lentes que hacen parte de la túnica externa del ojo. Su principal función es la de proporcionar gran parte del poder dióptrico en el sistema óptico, y además cumple con funciones de barrera contra traumatismos e infecciones. La queratitis es la inflamación de la córnea, cuya causa puede ser infecciosa (virus, bacterias, hongos y parásitos) o no infecciosa (traumatismos o enfermedades autoinmunitarias).  Objetivo: Dar a conocer un método de reconocimiento rápido del agente causal de la queratitis ayudando a un tratamiento dirigido oportuno.  Conclusiones: La queratitis infecciosa puede desencadenar pérdida de la visión al no ser tratada a tiempo, por lo que es importante el diagnóstico del agente causal para el inicio del tratamiento apropiado.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract  Introduction: The cornea is one of the lenses that are part of the outer tunic of the eye. Its main function is to provide a large part of the diopter power in the optical system, it also has a barrier function against trauma and infection. Keratitis is an inflammation of the cornea whose cause can be infectious (viruses, bacteria, fungi and parasites) or non-infectious (trauma or autoimmune diseases).  Objective: To present a method of rapid recognition of the causative agent of keratitis helping to a timely targeted treatment.  Conclusions: Infectious keratitis can trigger vision loss by not being treated in time, for this reason, the diagnosis of the causative agent is important for the initiation of appropriate treatment.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Infección ocular]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Diagnóstico]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Queratitis infecciosa]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Córnea]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Eye infections]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Diagnosis]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Infectious keratitis]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Cornea]]></kwd>
</kwd-group>
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