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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Press of International Journal of Ophthalmology (IJO PRESS)
2016-05-01
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Series: | International Journal of Ophthalmology |
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Online Access: | http://www.ijo.cn/en_publish/2016/5/20160507.pdf |