Demonstration of Varicella-zoster Virus Antigens in the Vitreous Aspirates of Patients with Acute Retinal Necrosis Syndrome

Ophthalmology

Volumn 95, Issue 10, 1988, Pages 1394-1398

  Soushi, Sumi ^a   Ozawa, Hiroko ^b   Matsuhashi, Masakazu ^b   Shimazaki, Jun ^b   Saga, Utako ^b   Kurata, Takeshi ^c  

^a TOKAI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b KEIO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (Japan)

Author keywords

acute retinal necrosis syndrome; acyclovir; immunofluorescence; necrotizing retinitis; varicella zoster virus; vitreous aspirate

Indexed keywords

VIRUS ANTIGEN;

CASE REPORT; CYTOCHEMISTRY; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA NECROSIS; VARICELLA ZOSTER VIRUS; VITREOUS BODY ASPIRATION;

EID: 0023795236     PISSN: 01616420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0161-6420(88)33012-5     Document Type: Article

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