Detection of varicella-zoster virus DNA in keratectomy specimens by use of the polymerase chain reaction

Archives of Ophthalmology

Volumn 115, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 590-594

  Mietz, Holger ^a,d   Eis Hübinger, Anna M ^b   Sundmacher, Rainer ^c   Font, Ramon L ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^c Facultad de Matemáticas Y Ciencias Naturales   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VIRUS DNA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORNEA DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; KERATECTOMY; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SOUTHERN BLOTTING; VARICELLA ZOSTER VIRUS; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS INFECTION;

EID: 0031008524     PISSN: 00039950     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archopht.1997.01100150592003     Document Type: Article

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