A case of atypical herpetic epithelial keratitis and clinical efficacy of a real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay for quantification of the herpes simplex virus genome in tear film

Folia Ophthalmologica Japonica

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 298-301

  Deai, Tatsunori ^a   Fukuda, Masahiko ^a   Hibino, Tsuyoshi ^a   Higaki, Shiro ^a   Shimomura, Yoshikazu ^a  

^a KINKI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Herpes simplex virus (HSV) DNA in tear film; Herpetic keratitis; Real time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay; Rheumatoid arthritis

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; EYE DROPS; HYALURONIC ACID; VIRUS DNA;

AGED; ARTICLE; ATYPICAL HERPETIC EPITHELIAL KERATITIS; CASE REPORT; CORNEA ULCER; FEMALE; HERPES SIMPLEX KERATITIS; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS; HUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SLIT LAMP; TEAR FILM; VIRUS GENOME; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 0038270148     PISSN: 00155667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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