Use of PCR in endophthalmitis

Ocular Immunology and Inflammation

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 189-200

  Okhravi, N ^a   Adamson, P ^a   Lightman, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aqueous; Endophthalmitis; Infection; PCR; Vitreous

Indexed keywords

OLIGONUCLEOTIDE; PRIMER DNA;

BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DNA SEQUENCE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; HUMAN; INCUBATION TIME; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MOLECULAR CLONING; MYCOSIS; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

AGED; AQUEOUS HUMOR; BACTERIA; DNA PRIMERS; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA, FUNGAL; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; EYE INFECTIONS, BACTERIAL; EYE INFECTIONS, FUNGAL; FEMALE; FUNGI; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VITREOUS BODY;

EID: 0034530308     PISSN: 09273948     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/0927-3948(200009)8:3;1-K;FT189     Document Type: Review

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