CME review: Polymerase chain reaction diagnostics for posterior segment disease

Retina

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 445-452

  Van Gelder, Russell N ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; PRIMER DNA;

BIOCHEMISTRY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DNA DETERMINATION; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; HUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RETINA DISEASE; RETINITIS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVIEW; TOXOPLASMOSIS; VIRUS INFECTION;

EYE DISEASES; EYE INFECTIONS; HUMANS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RETINAL DISEASES; UVEAL DISEASES; VITREOUS BODY;

EID: 0041836113     PISSN: 0275004X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006982-200308000-00001     Document Type: Review

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