Use of polymerase chain reaction assays of aqueous humor in the differential diagnosis of retinitis in patients infected with human immunodeficiency virus

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1100-1106

  Danisc, Anna ^a   Cinque, Paola ^a   Vergani, Sandro ^a   Candino, Melchiorre ^a   Racca, Sara ^a   De Bona, Anna ^a   Novati, Roberto ^a   Castagna, Antonella ^a   Lazzarin, Adriano ^a  

^a SAN RAFFAELE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; CLINDAMYCIN; EYE DROPS; FOLINIC ACID; FOSCARNET; GANCICLOVIR; OFLOXACIN; PYRIMETHAMINE; SULFADIAZINE;

ADULT; AQUEOUS HUMOR; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAVITREAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINITIS; RETINOPATHY; TOXOPLASMA GONDII; VARICELLA ZOSTER VIRUS;

EID: 0030997415     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/513625     Document Type: Article

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