New test for the diagnosis of bacterial endophthalmitis

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 93, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1089-1095

  Goldschmidt, P ^a   Degorge, S ^a   Benallaoua, D ^a   Basli, E ^a   Batellier, L ^a   Boutboul, S ^a   Allouch, C ^a   Borderie, V ^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

BACTERIAL DNA; PHOSPHATE BUFFERED SALINE;

ACINETOBACTER; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CELL SUSPENSION; COLONY FORMING UNIT; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; FUNGUS; HUMAN; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

AQUEOUS HUMOR; BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; DNA, BACTERIAL; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; HUMANS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VITREOUS BODY;

EID: 68049112232     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: 14682079     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2008.152181     Document Type: Article

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