Use of retinal biopsy to diagnose Bartonella (formerly Rochalimaea) henselae retinitis in an HIV-infected patient

Archives of Ophthalmology

Volumn 116, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 937-940

  Warren, Keith ^a   Goldstein, Elliot ^a   Hung, Virginia S ^b   Koehler, Jane E ^b   Richardson, Walter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIPROFLOXACIN; DOXYCYCLINE; MINOCYCLINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BARTONELLA HENSELAE; BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE SEQUENCE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; MOLECULAR CLONING; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINITIS; TOXOPLASMA GONDII; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0031729877     PISSN: 00039950     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archopht.116.7.937     Document Type: Article

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