Detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in corneas from donors with active tuberculosis disease through polymerase chain reaction and culture

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 94, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 894-897

  Catedral, Eva J ^a   Santos, R E ^a   Padilla, M D B ^b   Fajardo Ang, C ^b  

^a East Avenue Medical Center ^*  (Philippines)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES MANILA   (Philippines)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACID FAST BACTERIUM; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA TRANSPLANTATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EYEBANK; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPUTUM SMEAR; TUBERCULOSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CORNEA; CORNEAL TRANSPLANTATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TISSUE DONORS; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77954249101     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: 14682079     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2008.153270     Document Type: Article

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