EFFICACY OF KOH AND LACTO PHENOL BLUE STAIN FOR EARLY DIAGNOSIS OF RHINOORBITOCEREBRAL MUCORMYCOSIS

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Rhino orbito cerebral mucormycosis has emerged as a complication after covid infection and in immunocompromised nd patients after 2 wave of covid infection in April to July 2021. This complication needs to be diagnose as early as possible to halt its spread to important nasal and orbital strucures. AIMS: This study aim to detect the sensitivity of different primary microbiological stain like KOH and lacto phenol blue. OBJECTIVE: Objective of study is to compare the efcacy of different microbiological stain to detect mucormycosis METHODOLOGY: Retrospective observational study CONCLUSION:Lactophenol blue should be the rst laboratory investigations to detect mucormycosis with higher efcacy than KOH stain