Resistance of Acanthamoeba to classic DNA extraction methods used for the diagnosis of corneal infections

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 92, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 112-115

  Goldschmidt, P ^a   Degorge, S ^a   Saint Jean, C ^a   Year, H ^b   Zekhnini, F ^a   Batellier, L ^a   Laroche, L ^a   Chaumeil, C ^a  

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

^b Université René Descartes ^*  (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NUCLEIC ACID; PROTEINASE K; SODIUM HYDROXIDE; PROTOZOAL DNA;

ACANTHAMOEBA; ARTICLE; CYST; DNA EXTRACTION; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; GENE AMPLIFICATION; HEAT; KERATITIS; LYSIS; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; ACANTHAMOEBA KERATITIS; ANALYTICAL EQUIPMENT; ANIMAL; DRUG EFFECT; GENETICS; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METHODOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ACANTHAMOEBA; ACANTHAMOEBA KERATITIS; ANIMALS; DNA, PROTOZOAN; ENDOPEPTIDASE K; HEAT; HUMANS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; SODIUM HYDROXIDE;

EID: 38349092388     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2007.125898     Document Type: Article

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