Diagnosis of viral and chlamydial keratoconjunctivitis: Which laboratory test?

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 83, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 622-627

  Elnifro, Elfath M ^a,b   Cooper, Robert J ^a   Klapper, Paul E ^b   Bailey, Andrew S ^b   Tullo, Andrew B ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b MANCHESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^c MANCHESTER ROYAL EYE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENOVIRUS; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; KERATOCONJUNCTIVITIS; LABORATORY; LIGASE CHAIN REACTION; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SERODIAGNOSIS;

EID: 0032927222     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.83.5.622     Document Type: Review

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