Table 1

Culture media inoculated and the incubation conditions for the processing of corneal scrapings

Culture mediaIncubation conditionIncubation temperature (°C)Incubation period (weeks)
5% sheep blood agarAerobic372
5% sheep blood chocolate agar5% CO2372
Brain heart infusion brothAerobic372
Thioglycollate brothAerobic372
Sabouraud dextrose agar with chloramphenicolAerobic272
Non-nutrient agar with Escherichia coli overlayAerobic371