Cat-scratch disease neuroretinitis diagnosed by a polymerase chain reaction approach

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 132, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 575-576

  Labalette, Pierre ^a   Bermond, Delphine ^c   Dedes, Vincent ^a   Savage, Colette ^b  

^a LILLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b Faculty of Medicine   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE STRASBOURG   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOXYCYCLINE; PREDNISONE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CAT SCRATCH DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; OPTIC NERVE DISEASE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINITIS;

ADOLESCENT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; AXILLA; BARTONELLA HENSELAE; CAT-SCRATCH DISEASE; DNA, BACTERIAL; DOXYCYCLINE; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; EYE INFECTIONS, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPH NODES; OPTIC NEURITIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREDNISONE; RETINITIS;

EID: 0034805435     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9394(01)01062-5     Document Type: Article

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