Sensitive and Rapid Polymerase Chain Reaction Based Diagnosis of Mycotic Keratitis Through Single Stranded Conformation Polymorphism

[...]the authors' own findings contradict this first sentence in the "Discussion," because their four patients suspected of having mycotic keratitis on clinical grounds were proven by PCR to have a fungal infection. [...]a careful clinical examination is a fairly sensitive and rapid m...

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Published in:American journal of ophthalmology 2006-07, Vol.142 (1), p.198-199
Main Authors: Thomas, Philip A., Kalavathy, C.M., Kaliamurthy, J.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bacteria
DNA, Fungal - analysis
Eye Infections, Fungal - diagnosis
Eye Infections, Fungal - microbiology
Fungal infections
Fungi
Fungi - genetics
Fungi - isolation & purification
Humans
Keratitis - diagnosis
Keratitis - microbiology
Mycological Typing Techniques
Mycoses - diagnosis
Mycoses - microbiology
Polymerase chain reaction
Polymerase Chain Reaction - methods
Polymorphism, Single-Stranded Conformational
Sensitivity and Specificity
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Summary:[...]the authors' own findings contradict this first sentence in the "Discussion," because their four patients suspected of having mycotic keratitis on clinical grounds were proven by PCR to have a fungal infection. [...]a careful clinical examination is a fairly sensitive and rapid means of establishing the diagnosis of this condition.
ISSN:0002-9394
1879-1891
DOI:10.1016/j.ajo.2006.02.026