A retrospective cohort study of patients treated with anti-tuberculous therapy for presumed ocular tuberculosis

A retrospective cohort study of patients treated with anti-tuberculous therapy for presumed ocular tuberculosis

Abstract Background Uveitis involving the posterior segment is a significant and potentially blinding condition. The diagnosis and treatment of patients with uveitis associated with tuberculosis remains controversial, and commonly, patients are systemically well. Use of the interferon-gamma release...

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Main Authors: Erika Marie Damato, Sarah Dawson, Xiaoxuan Liu, Chandoshi Mukherjee, John Horsburgh, Alastair K. Denniston, Edward Moran, Martin Dedicoat, Philip Ian Murray
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2017-12-01
Series:Journal of Ophthalmic Inflammation and Infection
Subjects:
Uveitis
Anti-tuberculous therapy
Tuberculosis
Interferon-gamma release assay
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12348-017-0141-4

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