Herpes simplex virus-2 quantification by real-time polymerase chain reaction in acute retinal necrosis

Japanese Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 64-65

  Arimura, Eiko ^a   Deai, Tatsunori ^a   Maruyama, Koichi ^a   Uno, Naoki ^a   Yamamoto, Hajime ^a   Matsumoto, Chota ^a   Shimomura, Yoshikazu ^a  

^a KINKI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Acute retinal necrosis; Herpes simplex DNA; Herpes simplex type 2; Polymerase chain reaction; Real time polymerase chain reaction

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ACICLOVIR; PREDNISONE;

ADULT; ANTERIOR EYE CHAMBER; AQUEOUS HUMOR; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DNA DETERMINATION; FEMALE; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 2; HUMAN; KIRISAWA UVEITIS; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VIRUS EXAMINATION; VISUAL ACUITY;

ACYCLOVIR; ADULT; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; AQUEOUS HUMOR; ASPIRIN; DNA, VIRAL; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; EYE INFECTIONS, VIRAL; FEMALE; HERPES SIMPLEX; HERPESVIRUS 2, HUMAN; HUMANS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREDNISOLONE; RETINAL NECROSIS SYNDROME, ACUTE;

EID: 13844275734     PISSN: 00215155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10384-004-0145-0     Document Type: Article

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