Chorioretinitis secondary to mycobacterium tuberculosis in acquired immune deficiency syndrome

Retina

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 437-439

  Recillas Gispert, Claudia ^a   Ortega Larrocea, Gabriela ^a   Arellanes García, Lourdes ^a   Herrera Barrios, Teresa ^b   Sada Díaz, Eduardo ^b  

^a Asociacion para Evitar la Ceguera en Mexico IAP   (Mexico)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE ENFERMEDADES RESPIRATORIAS   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Acquired immune deficiency syndrome; Chorioretinitis; Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AIDS RELATED COMPLEX; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CASE REPORT; CHORIORETINITIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 0031424552     PISSN: 0275004X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006982-199709000-00013     Document Type: Article

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