Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for microbiological diagnostic in infectious keratitis: A clinical study on 16 patients;Die polymerase-kettenreaktion (PCR) zur mikrobiologischen diagnostik einer persistierenden infektiosen keratitis: Eine klinische studie bei 16 patienten

Klinische Monatsblatter fur Augenheilkunde

Volumn 217, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 37-42

  Lohmann, Chris P ^a   Von Mohrenfels, Christoph Winkler ^a   Gabler, Bernhard ^a   Reischl, Udo ^b   Kochanowski, Bernd ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL REGENSBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Borrelia burgdorferii; Keratitis; Pathogenidentification; Polymerase Chain Reaction (pcr); Varizella zoster virus

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIOLOGY; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BARTONELLA HENSELAE; BORRELIA; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS; HUMAN; KERATITIS; MORAXELLA CATARRHALIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SEROLOGY; VARICELLA ZOSTER VIRUS;

CHRONIC DISEASE; CORNEAL ULCER; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FALSE NEGATIVE REACTIONS; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; HUMANS; KERATITIS, HERPETIC; KERATOCONJUNCTIVITIS, INFECTIOUS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEROLOGIC TESTS;

EID: 0033915278     PISSN: 00232165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2000-10381     Document Type: Article

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