Tear secretory IgA: Evaluation of usefulness as a diagnostic marker in herpetic keratitis

Ocular Immunology and Inflammation

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 61-67

  Pramod, N P ^a   Dhevahi, E ^a   Sudhamathi, K ^b   Kannan, K Ananda ^b   Thyagarajan, S P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS   (India)

^b Regional Institute of Ophthalmology and Government Ophthalmic Hospital   (India)

Author keywords

Dendritic ulcer; Disciform keratitis; Epithelial keratitis; Herpes simplex keratitis; Secretory IgA

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M ANTIBODY; SECRETORY IMMUNOGLOBULIN;

ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HERPES SIMPLEX KERATITIS; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LACRIMAL FLUID; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY;

ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A, SECRETORY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; KERATITIS, HERPETIC; RECURRENCE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SIMPLEXVIRUS; TEARS;

EID: 0032882336     PISSN: 09273948     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/ocii.7.2.61.4023     Document Type: Article

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