Diagnosis of Treponema pallidum in vitreous samples using real time polymerase chain reaction [2]

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 90, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 647-648

  Rajan, M S ^a   Pantelidis, P ^a   Tong, C Y W ^a   French, G L ^a   Graham, E M ^a   Stanford, M R ^a  

^a ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; PROTEIN C;

ADULT; AGGLUTINATION TEST; ANAMNESIS; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAGIN TEST; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SECONDARY SYPHILIS; SEROLOGY; SYPHILITIC PANUVEITIS; TREPONEMA PALLIDUM; UVEITIS;

ADULT; DNA, BACTERIAL; EYE INFECTIONS, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SYPHILIS; TREPONEMA PALLIDUM; VITREOUS BODY;

EID: 33646266238     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2005.083196     Document Type: Letter

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