Diagnostic value of polymerase chain reaction in blood and aqueous humor in immunocompetent patients with ocular toxoplasmosis

Retina

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 614-619

  Figueroa, Marta S ^a   Bou, German ^a   Marti Belda, Paloma ^a   Lopez Velez, Rogelio ^a   Guerrero, Antonio ^a  

^a HOSPITAL RAMÓN Y CAJAL   (Spain)

Author keywords

Immunocompetent patients; Ocular toxoplasmosis; Polymerase chain reaction; Toxoplasma gondii

Indexed keywords

PROTOZOAL DNA;

AQUEOUS HUMOR FLOW; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EYE DISEASE; EYE FUNDUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; MALE; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOXOPLASMA GONDII; TOXOPLASMOSIS;

EID: 0034443296     PISSN: 0275004X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006982-200006000-00006     Document Type: Article

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