Association of mycobacteria with Eales' disease

Indian Journal of Medical Research

Volumn 126, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 56-62

  Therese, K L ^a   Deepa, P ^a   Therese, J ^a   Bagyalakshmi, R ^a   Biswas, J ^a   Madhavan, H N ^a  

^a VISION RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (India)

Author keywords

Eales' disease; Rapid growing nontuberculous mycobaria (RGNTM)

Indexed keywords

DNA;

AQUEOUS HUMOR; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DNA DETERMINATION; EALES DISEASE; HUMAN; INDIA; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MYCOBACTERIUM CHELONEI; MYCOBACTERIUM FORTUITUM; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PATHOGENESIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RETINA NEOVASCULARIZATION; VITREOUS BODY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; RETINA VASCULITIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

HUMANS; MYCOBACTERIUM CHELONAE; MYCOBACTERIUM FORTUITUM; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RETINAL NEOVASCULARIZATION; RETINAL VASCULITIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 35548938945     PISSN: 09715916     EISSN: 09715916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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