Association of herpesviruses in the aqueous humor of patients with serpiginous choroiditis: A polymerase chain reaction-based study

Ocular Immunology and Inflammation

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 253-261

  Priya, Kannian ^a   Madhavan, Hajib N ^a   Reiser, Bibiana J ^b   Biswas, Jyotrimay ^a   Saptagirish, Rambhatla ^a   Narayana, Kannan M ^a   Rao, Narsing A ^b  

^a VISION RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (India)

^b DOHENY EYE INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Herpes simplex virus; Polymerase chain reaction; Serpiginous choroiditis; Varicella zoster virus

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; AZATHIOPRINE; CORTICOSTEROID; VIRUS DNA;

ADULT; AQUEOUS HUMOR; ARTICLE; CHOROIDITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CYTOLOGY; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DNA DETERMINATION; EXTRACTION; FEMALE; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS; HERPES VIRUS; HUMAN; MALE; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SERPIGINOUS CHOROIDITIS; VARICELLA ZOSTER VIRUS; VIRUS CULTURE;

ADULT; AQUEOUS HUMOR; CHOROIDITIS; DNA, VIRAL; FEMALE; FUNDUS OCULI; HERPESVIRIDAE; HERPESVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; HERPESVIRUS 3, HUMAN; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SIMPLEXVIRUS;

EID: 0037661017     PISSN: 09273948     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/ocii.10.4.253.15585     Document Type: Article

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