Comparison of molecular diagnostic methods for the detection of Acanthamoeba spp. from clinical specimens submitted for keratitis

Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease

Volumn 70, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 499-506

  Khairnar, Krishna ^a   Tamber, Gurdip S ^a   Ralevski, Filip ^a   Pillai, Dylan R ^a,b  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acanthamoeba spp.; Keratitis; Molecular diagnostic methods

Indexed keywords

ACANTHAMOEBA KERATITIS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTACT LENS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEAL BIOPSY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LIMIT OF DETECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROSCOPY; MOLECULAR DIAGNOSIS; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ACANTHAMOEBA; ACANTHAMOEBA KERATITIS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOLECULAR DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; MOLECULAR TYPING; PARASITOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79960347718     PISSN: 07328893     EISSN: 18790070     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2011.03.019     Document Type: Article

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