A sensitive and specific polymerase chain reaction-based assay for the diagnosis of cytomegalovirus retinitis

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 120, Issue 2, 1995, Pages 219-226

  McCann, J D ^a   Margolis, T P ^a   Wong, M G ^a   Kuppermann, B D ^a   Luckie, A P ^a   Schwartz, D M ^a   Irvine, A R ^a   Ai, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOSCARNET; GANCICLOVIR; VIRUS DNA;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA DETACHMENT; RETINA MACULA HOLE; RETINITIS; VIRUS DETECTION;

EID: 0029087479     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9394(14)72610-8     Document Type: Article

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