Detection of herpes simplex virus DNA in donor cornea culture medium by polymerase chain reaction

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 80, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 654-657

  Morris, David J ^a   Cleator, Graham M ^a   Klapper, Paul E ^a   Cooper, Robert J ^a   Biney, Emmanuel O E ^a   Dennett, Carol ^a   Marcyniuk, Boris ^b   Tullo, Andrew B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b MANCHESTER ROYAL EYE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VIRUS DNA;

ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CORNEA TRANSPLANTATION; CULTURE MEDIUM; DONOR; FOLLOW UP; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MONITORING; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING; SUPERNATANT; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS INFECTION; VIRUS ISOLATION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0029780460     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.80.7.654     Document Type: Article

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