Detection of treponema pallidum in aqueous humor by real-time polymerase chain reaction

Ocular Immunology and Inflammation

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 127-128

  Cornut, Pierre Loïc ^a,b   Sobas, Chantal Roure ^a   Perard, Laurent ^a   De Bats, Flore ^a   Salord, Hélène ^a   Janin Manificat, Hélène ^a   Denis, Philippe ^a   Burillon, Carole ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^b EDOUARD HERRIOT HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

aqueous humor; ocular syphilis; real time PCR; Treponema pallidum; uveitis

Indexed keywords

AQUEOUS HUMOR; ARTICLE; CHORIORETINITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EYE INFECTION; HUMAN; OCULAR SYPHILIS; OPTIC NEURITIS; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SYPHILIS; TREPONEMA PALLIDUM; UVEITIS;

AQUEOUS HUMOR; COMPUTER SYSTEMS; EYE INFECTIONS, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; PANUVEITIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RETINITIS; SYPHILIS; TREPONEMA PALLIDUM;

EID: 79953105831     PISSN: 09273948     EISSN: 17445078     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09273948.2010.531175     Document Type: Article

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