DNA of cytomegalovirus detected by PCR in aqueous of patient with corneal endotheliitis after penetrating keratoplasty

Cornea

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 370-372

  Suzuki, Takashi ^a   Hara, Yuko ^a   Uno, Toshihiko ^a   Ohashi, Yuichi ^a  

^a EHIME UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Corneal endotheliitis; Cytomegalovirus; Ganciclovir; Penetrating keratoplasty; Polymerase chain reaction

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; DEXAMETHASONE; GANCICLOVIR; LEVOFLOXACIN; VIRUS DNA;

AGED; ANAMNESIS; AQUEOUS HUMOR; ARTICLE; BIOMICROSCOPY; CASE REPORT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CORNEA OPACITY; CORNEAL ENDOTHELIITIS; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; EYE EXAMINATION; GENE AMPLIFICATION; HERPES SIMPLEX KERATITIS; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS; HUMAN; MALE; PENETRATING KERATOPLASTY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLIT LAMP; VARICELLA ZOSTER VIRUS;

AGED; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; AQUEOUS HUMOR; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTIONS; DNA, VIRAL; ENDOTHELIUM, CORNEAL; EYE INFECTIONS, VIRAL; GANCICLOVIR; HUMANS; KERATITIS; KERATOPLASTY, PENETRATING; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 34147139828     PISSN: 02773740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ICO.0b013e31802d82fa     Document Type: Article

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