Comparative evaluation of uniplex, nested, semi-nested, multiplex and nested multiplex PCR methods in the identification of microbial etiology of clinically Suspected Infectious Endophthalmitis

Current Eye Research

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 550-562

  Bharathi, Madasamy Jayahar ^a   Rameshkumar, Gunasekaran ^a   Ramakrishnan, Rengappa ^a   Venugopal Reddy, Yerahaia Chinna ^a   Shivkumar, Chandrasekar ^a   Ramesh, Srinivasan ^b  

^a ARAVIND EYE HOSPITAL   (India)

^b SRI PARAMAKALYANI COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

DNA sequence based identification; Identification of un cultured bacterial etiology; Infectious endophthalmitis; PCR based identification of microbial etiology; Polymerase chain reaction

Indexed keywords

RNA 16S; RNA 28S;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; EUBACTERIACEAE; FUNGUS; GENOME; HUMAN; INFECTIOUS ENDOPHTHALMITIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPIONIBACTERIUM ACNES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VITREOUS BODY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DNA, BACTERIAL; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; EYE INFECTIONS, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VITREOUS BODY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84875884069     PISSN: 02713683     EISSN: 14602202     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02713683.2013.772205     Document Type: Article

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