Frontiers of polymerase chain reaction diagnostics for uveitis

Ocular Immunology and Inflammation

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 67-73

  Van Gelder, R N ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Molecular diagnostics; Polymerase chain reaction; Uveitis

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT; GANCICLOVIR; PRIMER DNA; VALGANCICLOVIR; VANCOMYCIN; VIRUS DNA;

BACTERIUM; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 1; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 2; HUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVIEW; TECHNIQUE; TOXOPLASMOSIS; UVEITIS; VARICELLA ZOSTER VIRUS; VIRUS MUTATION;

DNA; HUMANS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; UVEITIS;

EID: 0034821716     PISSN: 09273948     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/ocii.9.2.67.3977     Document Type: Review

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