Postmortem diagnosis of Fusarium panophthalmitis by the polymerase chain reaction

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 121, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 221-223

  Alexandrakis, G ^a   Sears, M ^a   Gloor, P ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DNA DETERMINATION; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; FUSARIUM; HUMAN; MALE; PANOPHTHALMITIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0030019637     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9394(14)70594-X     Document Type: Article

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