Management of presumed intraocular tuberculosis: Possible role of the polymerase chain reaction

Acta Ophthalmologica Scandinavica

Volumn 76, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 679-682

  Gupta, Vishali ^a   Arora, Sunil ^a   Gupta, Amod ^a   Ram, Jagat ^a   Bambery, P ^a   Sehgal, Shobha ^a  

^a POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Antituberculosis treatment; Choroidal tubercles; Polymerase chain reaction; Tuberculosis; Uveitis

Indexed keywords

ISONIAZID; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN; STEROID; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EYE INFECTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 0031646242     PISSN: 13953907     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0420.1998.760609.x     Document Type: Article

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