Applications of the polymerase chain reaction to diagnosis of ophthalmic disease

Survey of Ophthalmology

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 248-258

  Van Gelder, Russell N ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Diagnostic technique; Endophthalmitis; Pathogen discovery; Polymerase chain reaction; Uveitis

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC METHOD; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DNA CONTENT; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; EYE DISEASE; EYE INFECTION; EYE INFLAMMATION; HUMAN; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; PATHOGENESIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TECHNIQUE; UVEITIS;

EYE INFECTIONS; HUMANS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 0035661961     PISSN: 00396257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0039-6257(01)00274-0     Document Type: Review

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