Accuracy and reliability of telemedicine for diagnosis of cytomegalovirus retinitis

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 152, Issue 6, 2011, Pages

  Ausayakhun, Somsanguan ^a   Skalet, Alison H ^b,c   Jirawison, Choeng ^a   Ausayakhun, Sakarin ^a   Keenan, Jeremy D ^b,c   Khouri, Claire ^b   Nguyen, Khang ^b   Kalyani, Partho S ^d   Heiden, David ^e   Holland, Gary N ^d   Margolis, Todd P ^b,c  

^a Faculty of Medicine Chiang Mai University   (Thailand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e CALIFORNIA PACIFIC MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS RETINITIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EYE EXAMINATION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE QUALITY; INTERRATER RELIABILITY; INTRARATER RELIABILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTION; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RETINA; SCORING SYSTEM; SCREENING TEST; SELF REPORT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TELEMEDICINE; THAILAND; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

EID: 81855167035     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: 18791891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajo.2011.05.030     Document Type: Article

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