Herpes simplex virus DNA in the lens one year after an episode of retinitis

Indian Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 140-141

  Therese, Lily K ^a   Priya, K ^a   Rao, Srinivas K ^a   Biswas, Jyotirmay ^a   Madhavan, Hajib N ^a  

^a VISION RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PRIMER DNA; VIRUS DNA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHEMISTRY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; GENETICS; HERPES SIMPLEX; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 1; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; KIRISAWA UVEITIS; LENS; LENS DISEASE; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VIRAL EYE INFECTION; VIROLOGY;

ADULT; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DNA PRIMERS; DNA, VIRAL; EYE INFECTIONS, VIRAL; HERPES SIMPLEX; HERPESVIRUS 1, HUMAN; HUMANS; LENS DISEASES; LENS, CRYSTALLINE; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RETINAL NECROSIS SYNDROME, ACUTE;

EID: 0034198360     PISSN: 03014738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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