Effects of topical anaesthetics and fluorescein on the real-time PCR used for the diagnosis of Herpesviruses and Acanthamoeba keratitis

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 90, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1354-1356

  Goldschmidt, P ^a   Rostane, H ^a   Saint Jean, C ^a   Batellier, L ^a   Alouch, C ^a   Zito, E ^a   Bourcier, T ^a   Laroche, L ^a   Chaumeil, C ^a  

^a CENTRE HOSPITALIER NATIONAL D OPHTALMOLOGIE DES QUINZE VINGTS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUORESCEIN; OXYBUPROCAINE;

ACANTHAMOEBA; ACANTHAMOEBA KERATITIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; DNA EXTRACTION; HERPES SIMPLEX KERATITIS; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TOPICAL ANESTHESIA; VARICELLA ZOSTER VIRUS; VIRUS DETECTION;

ACANTHAMOEBA; ACANTHAMOEBA KERATITIS; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; ANIMALS; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; DNA, PROTOZOAN; DNA, VIRAL; EYE INFECTIONS, VIRAL; FLUORESCEIN; FLUORESCENT DYES; HERPESVIRIDAE; HERPESVIRUS 1, HUMAN; HERPESVIRUS 3, HUMAN; HUMANS; KERATITIS; KERATITIS, HERPETIC; PROCAINE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 33750699626     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2006.098830     Document Type: Article

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