The diagnostic yield of vitrectomy specimen analysis in chronic idiopathic endogenous uveitis

European Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 588-594

  Garweg, Justus G ^a,b   Wanner, D ^b   Sarra, G M ^b   Altwegg, M ^c   Loosli, H ^b   Kodjikian, L ^d   Halberstadt, M ^b  

^a Swiss Eye Institute   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^c Bio Analytica AG   (Switzerland)

^d CROIX ROUSSE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Chronic endogenous uveitis; Cytopathology; Diagnostic yield; Eubacterial PCR; Idiopathic uveitis; Microbial growth; Postoperative endophthalmitis; Vitrectomy

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; PROTOZOAL DNA; VIRUS DNA;

ABIOTROPHIA DEFECTIVA; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALPHA HEMOLYTIC STREPTOCOCCUS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; EYE INFECTION; FOLLOW UP; GENE AMPLIFICATION; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; LYMPHOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SARCOIDOSIS; SERODIAGNOSIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; UVEITIS; VITRECTOMY; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PARASITOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; VIROLOGY; VITREOUS BODY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA, PROTOZOAN; DNA, VIRAL; EYE INFECTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UVEITIS; VITRECTOMY; VITREOUS BODY;

EID: 33750611458     PISSN: 11206721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/112067210601600414     Document Type: Article

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