Using conjunctival swab with polymerase chain reaction to aid diagnosis of cytomegalovirus retinitis in AIDS patients

Ophthalmologica

Volumn 214, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 126-130

  Liu, Jorn Hon ^a   Hsu, Wen Ming ^a   Wong, Wing Wai ^b   Wang, Jaang Jiun ^d   Liu, Wu Tse ^c   Liu, Cheng Yi ^b   Chiou, Shih Hwa ^a,e  

^a Department of Internal Medicine ^*  (Taiwan)

^b Section of Infectious Diseases   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL DEFENSE MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

^e TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Acquired immune deficiency syndrome; Conjunctival swab; Cytomegalovirus retinitis; Polymerase chain reaction

Indexed keywords

FOSCARNET; GANCICLOVIR;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MONITORING; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RETINITIS; VIRUS CULTURE;

EID: 0034126240     PISSN: 00303755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000027481     Document Type: Article

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