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Comparison of culture, confocal microscopy and PCR in routine hospital use for microbial keratitis diagnosis
AIMS: To evaluate the sensitivity and specificity of polymerase chain reaction (PCR), in vivo confocal microscopy (IVCM) and culture for microbial keratitis (MK) diagnosis. METHODS: Retrospective review of PCR, IVCM and culture results for MK diagnosis at Moorfields Eye Hospital between August 2013...
Autores principales: | Hoffman, Jeremy J., Dart, John K. G., De, Surjo K., Carnt, Nicole, Cleary, Georgia, Hau, Scott |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group UK
2021
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9581916/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34741122 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41433-021-01812-7 |
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