Using conjunctival swab with polymerase chain reaction to aid diagnosis of cytomegalovirus retinitis in AIDS patients.

Jorn-Hon Liu,Wen-Ming Hsu,Wing-wai. Wong,Jaang-Jiun Wang,Wu-Tse Liu,Cheng-Yi Liu,Shih-Hwa Chiou

Using conjunctival swab with polymerase chain reaction to aid diagnosis of cytomegalovirus retinitis in AIDS patients.

2000

Jorn-Hon Liu
Wen-Ming Hsu
Wing-wai. Wong
Jaang-Jiun Wang
Wu-Tse Liu
Cheng-Yi Liu
Shih-Hwa Chiou

Conjunctival swabs were used in combination with polymerase chain reactions (PCR) or virus culture to aid to confirm the diagnosis of cytomegalovirus (CMV) retinitis in AIDS patients. Based on ophthal

Keywords:

Herpesviridae
Human cytomegalovirus
Betaherpesvirinae
Pathology
Polymerase
Retinitis
Cytomegalovirus retinitis
Immunology
Viral culture
Virology
Polymerase chain reaction
Medicine

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