Adenovirus polymerase chain reaction assay for rapid diagnosis of conjunctivitis

Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 90-95

  Cooper, Robert J ^a   Yeo, Adrian C ^a,d   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)

^d SINGAPORE POLYTECHNIC   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VIRUS DNA;

ADENOVIRUS; ARTICLE; CONJUNCTIVITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DNA DETERMINATION; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; VIRUS TYPING;

ADENOVIRUS INFECTIONS, HUMAN; ADENOVIRUSES, HUMAN; CELLS, CULTURED; CONJUNCTIVA; CONJUNCTIVITIS, VIRAL; DNA PRIMERS; DNA, VIRAL; HUMANS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0032930708     PISSN: 01460404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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