Loop-mediated isothermal amplification for rapid diagnosis of tubercular uveitis

JAMA Ophthalmol. 2014 Jun;132(6):777-8. doi: 10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2014.330.

Authors

Kusum Sharma¹, Reema Bansal², Aman Sharma³, Nikhil Beke², Amod Gupta²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Microbiology, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
² Department of Ophthalmology, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
³ Department of Internal Medicine, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.

PMID: 24921171
DOI: 10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2014.330

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MeSH terms

Adult
Cohort Studies
DNA, Bacterial / analysis*
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Mycobacterium tuberculosis / genetics
Mycobacterium tuberculosis / isolation & purification*
Nucleic Acid Amplification Techniques*
Retrospective Studies
Sensitivity and Specificity
Time Factors
Tuberculosis, Ocular / diagnosis*
Uveitis / diagnosis*
Uveitis / microbiology*

Substances

DNA, Bacterial