Detection of ocular toxoplasma gondii infection in chronic irregular recurrent uveitis by PCR

Korean Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 229-231

  Lee, Sang Eun ^a   Hong, Sung Hee ^a   Lee, Seong Ho ^b   Jeong, Young Il ^a   Lim, Su Jin ^c   Kwon, Oh Woong ^c   Kim, Sun Hyun ^c   You, Young Sung ^c   Cho, Shin Hyeong ^a   Lee, Won Ja ^a  

^a Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention   (South Korea)

^b Lumieye Genetics Co Ltd   (South Korea)

^c NUNE Eye Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

B1 gene; Nested PCR; Toxoplasma gondii; Toxoplasmosis; Uveitis

Indexed keywords

AQUEOUS HUMOR; ARTICLE; BLURRED VISION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SCREENING TEST; TOXOPLASMOSIS; UVEITIS; VITREOUS FLOATERS;

AQUEOUS HUMOR; BLOOD; CHRONIC DISEASE; HUMANS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RECURRENCE; TOXOPLASMA; TOXOPLASMOSIS, OCULAR; UVEITIS;

EID: 84865368714     PISSN: 00234001     EISSN: 17380006     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3347/kjp.2012.50.3.229     Document Type: Article

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