Use of polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and DNA probe hybridization to determine the Gram reaction of the infecting bacterium in the intraocular fluids of patients with endophthalmitis

Journal of Infection

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 221-226

  Anand, A R ^a   Madhavan, H N ^a   Therese, K L ^a  

^a SANKARA NETHRALAYA   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA;

AQUEOUS HUMOR; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DNA HYBRIDIZATION; DNA PROBE; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM STAINING; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MICROSCOPY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VITREOUS BODY;

EID: 0034525815     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jinf.2000.0731     Document Type: Article

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