In a patient, corneal scraping reveals narrow angled septate hyphae, which of the following is the likely etiological agent
Correct Answer: Aspergillus
Description: Aspergillus has non pigmented septate hyphae with characteristic dichotomous branching at an angle of approximate 45degrees. it causes superficial infections like sinusitis, otomycosis and mycotic keratitis. Ref: Textbook of Microbiology, Ananthanarayan and Paniker; 9th edition .
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