Detection of herpes simplex virus DNA in atypical epithelial keratitis using polymerase chain reaction

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 83, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 957-960

  Koizumi, Noriko ^a   Nishida, Kohji ^a   Adachi, Wakako ^a   Tei, Mamoru ^a   Honma, Yoichi ^a   Dota, Atsuyoshi ^a   Sotozono, Chie ^a   Yokoi, Norihiko ^a   Yamamoto, Shuji ^a,b   Kinoshita, Shigeru ^a  

^a KYOTO PREFECTURAL UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b OSAKA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VIRUS DNA;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA INJURY; FEMALE; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS; HUMAN; LACRIMAL FLUID; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOUTHERN BLOTTING; VIRUS KERATITIS;

EID: 0032789164     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.83.8.957     Document Type: Article

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