Polymerase chain reaction confirmed by immunohistochemistry: A two-pronged diagnostic approach in endophthalmitis

Acta Ophthalmologica

Volumn 89, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 301-302

  Horton, Jonathan C ^a,c   Yoon, Michael K ^a   Carvalho, Maria D ^b   McLeod, Stephen D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTERIOR EYE CHAMBER; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHEMOSIS; CONFUSION; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; EXOPHTHALMOS; FEVER; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOPYON; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; PNEUMONIA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; VITREOUS BODY;

ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; EYE INFECTIONS, BACTERIAL; GENES, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PNEUMOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 79955042166     PISSN: 1755375X     EISSN: 17553768     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1755-3768.2009.01643.x     Document Type: Article

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