Fungal endophthalmitis diagnosis by detection of Candida albicans DNA in intraocular fluid by use of a species-specific polymerase chain reaction assay

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 181, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 1198-1201

  Hidalgo, Jose A ^a   Alangaden, George J ^a   Eliott, Dean ^a   Akins, Robert A ^a   Puklin, James ^a   Abrams, Gary ^a   Vazquez, Jose A ^a,b  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Henry Ford Health System Division of Infectious Diseases   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AQUEOUS HUMOR; ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CASE REPORT; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; EYE INJURY; EYE SURGERY; FUNGUS CULTURE; HUMAN; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VITRECTOMY;

ADULT; AGED; AQUEOUS HUMOR; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDIASIS; DNA, FUNGAL; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0034035110     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/315333     Document Type: Article

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