Polymerase chain reaction for early diagnosis of post-operative fungal endophthalmitis

Indian Journal of Medical Research

Volumn 123, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 671-678

  Tarai, Bansidhar ^a   Gupta, A ^a   Ray, P ^a   Shivaprakash, M R ^a   Chakrabarti, Arunaloke ^a  

^a POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Fungal endophthalmitis; Polymerase chain reaction; Sensitivity

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN; FLUCONAZOLE; FUNGAL DNA; ITRACONAZOLE;

ADULT; AGED; AQUEOUS HUMOR; ARTICLE; CILIARY DISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DNA DETERMINATION; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROSCOPY; MYCOSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIRUS CULTURE; VITRECTOMY; VITREOUS BODY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BASE SEQUENCE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDIASIS; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CHILD; DNA, FUNGAL; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; EYE INFECTIONS, FUNGAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS;

EID: 33746109368     PISSN: 09715916     EISSN: 09715916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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