Real-time polymerase chain reaction for the diagnosis of necrotizing herpes stromal keratitis

AIM: To design, optimize and validate a rapid, internally controlled real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) test for herpes simplex virus (HSV) in the diagnosis of necrotizing herpes stromal keratitis. METHODS: Tears alone or together with corneal epithelium scrapings from 30 patients (30 eye...

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Main Authors: Jun-Xin Ma, Lin-Nong Wang, Ru-Xia Zhou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Press of International Journal of Ophthalmology (IJO PRESS) 2016-05-01
Series:International Journal of Ophthalmology
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Online Access:http://www.ijo.cn/en_publish/2016/5/20160507.pdf