The diagnostic significance of enzyme linked immuno-sorbent assay for Herpes simplex, Varicella zoster and Cytomegalovirus retinitis

Indian Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 71-75

  Madhavan, Hajib N ^a   Priya, Kannian ^a  

^a VISION RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (India)

Author keywords

ELISA in viral retinitis; Enzyme linked immuno sorbent assay; Herpes viruses; PCR in viral retinitis; Polymerase chain reaction

Indexed keywords

VIRUS ANTIBODY; VIRUS DNA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AQUEOUS HUMOR; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MCNEMAR TEST; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RETINITIS; SEROPREVALENCE; SERUM; VARICELLA ZOSTER VIRUS; VIRUS GENOME; VITREOUS BODY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; AQUEOUS HUMOR; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS RETINITIS; DNA, VIRAL; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EYE INFECTIONS, VIRAL; GENOME, VIRAL; HERPES SIMPLEX; HERPES ZOSTER OPHTHALMICUS; HERPESVIRUS 1, HUMAN; HERPESVIRUS 3, HUMAN; HUMANS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RETINITIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VITREOUS BODY;

EID: 0037354883     PISSN: 03014738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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