Use of uniplex polymerase chain reaction & evaluation of multiplex PCR in the rapid diagnosis of viral retinitis

Indian Journal of Medical Research

Volumn 117, Issue MAY, 2003, Pages 205-210

  Priya, K ^a   Madhavan, H N ^a   Malathi, J ^a  

^a VISION RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (India)

Author keywords

Cytomegalovirus; Herpes simplex virus; Multiplex PCR; Varicella zoster virus

Indexed keywords

VIRUS DNA;

AQUEOUS HUMOR; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS; HUMAN; MULTIPLEX POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RETINITIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STANDARDIZATION; SUPERINFECTION; UNIPLEX POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VARICELLA ZOSTER VIRUS; VIRUS DETECTION;

CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; HERPESVIRUS 3, HUMAN; HUMANS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RETINITIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SIMPLEXVIRUS; VIRUS DISEASES;

EID: 0142183235     PISSN: 09715916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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