Herpes simplex keratitis in South India: Clinico-virological correlation

Japanese Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 303-307

  Pramod, N P ^a   Rajendran, P ^a   Kannan, K Ananda ^b   Thyagarajan, S P ^a  

^a Dr ALM Postgraduate Institute of Basic Medical Sciences   (India)

^b Regional Institute of Ophthalmology   (India)

Author keywords

Clinico virological correlation; Epithelial keratitis; Herpes simplex keratitis; Secretory IgA

Indexed keywords

VIRUS ANTIGEN;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; HERPES SIMPLEX; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; INDIA; KERATITIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIRUS CHARACTERIZATION; VIRUS ISOLATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; ANTIGENS, VIRAL; CERCOPITHECUS AETHIOPS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CORNEA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, INDIRECT; HERPESVIRUS 1, HUMAN; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A, SECRETORY; INDIA; INFANT; KERATITIS, HERPETIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TEARS; VERO CELLS; VIRUS CULTIVATION;

EID: 0032814242     PISSN: 00215155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0021-5155(99)00026-X     Document Type: Article

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