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Polymerase chain reaction based detection of fungi in infected corneas.

Gaudio PA, Gopinathan U, Sangwan V, Hughes TE.

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Specific detection of fungal pathogens by 18S rRNA gene PCR in microbial keratitis.

Embong Z, Wan Hitam WH, Yean CY, Rashid NH, Kamarudin B, Abidin SK, Osman S, Zainuddin ZF, Ravichandran M.

BMC Ophthalmol. 2008 Apr 29;8:7.PMID: 18445283 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Polymerase chain reaction-guided diagnosis of mycotic keratitis: a prospective evaluation of its efficacy and limitations.

Vengayil S, Panda A, Satpathy G, Nayak N, Ghose S, Patanaik D, Khokhar S.

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Diagnosis of Fusarium keratitis in an animal model using the polymerase chain reaction.

Alexandrakis G, Jalali S, Gloor P.

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Detection and identification of fungal pathogens by PCR and by ITS2 and 5.8S ribosomal DNA typing in ocular infections.

Ferrer C, Colom F, Frasés S, Mulet E, Abad JL, Alió JL.

J Clin Microbiol. 2001 Aug;39(8):2873-9.PMID: 11474006 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Use of 18S rRNA gene-based PCR assay for diagnosis of acanthamoeba keratitis in non-contact lens wearers in India.

Pasricha G, Sharma S, Garg P, Aggarwal RK.

J Clin Microbiol. 2003 Jul;41(7):3206-11.PMID: 12843065 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Rapid, sensitive and simple detection of candida deep mycosis by amplification of 18S ribosomal RNA gene; comparison with assay of serum beta-D-glucan level in clinical samples.

Sakai T, Ikegami K, Yoshinaga E, Uesugi-Hayakawa R, Wakizaka A.

Tohoku J Exp Med. 2000 Feb;190(2):119-28.PMID: 10770620 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

[Diagnosis of dermatomycoses with polymerase chain reaction]

Bock M, Nickel P, Maiwald M, Kappe R, Näher H.

Hautarzt. 1997 Mar;48(3):175-80. German. PMID: 9182088 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Molecular screening of donor corneas for fungi before excision.

Kercher L, Wardwell SA, Wilhelmus KR, Mitchell BM.

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Panfungal PCR assay for detection of fungal infection in human blood specimens.

Van Burik JA, Myerson D, Schreckhise RW, Bowden RA.

J Clin Microbiol. 1998 May;36(5):1169-75.PMID: 9574670 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Fast, simple and highly sensitive double-rounded polymerase chain reaction assay to detect medically relevant fungi in dermatological specimens.

Turin L, Riva F, Galbiati G, Cainelli T.

Eur J Clin Invest. 2000 Jun;30(6):511-8.PMID: 10849020 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Prospective comparison of microbial culture and polymerase chain reaction in the diagnosis of corneal ulcer.

Kim E, Chidambaram JD, Srinivasan M, Lalitha P, Wee D, Lietman TM, Whitcher JP, Van Gelder RN.

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Evaluation of polymerase chain reaction-based ribosomal DNA sequencing technique for the diagnosis of mycotic keratitis.

Ghosh A, Basu S, Datta H, Chattopadhyay D.

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Detection of fungal DNA by real-time polymerase chain reaction: evaluation of 2 methodologies in experimental pulmonary aspergillosis.

Gomez-Lopez A, Martin-Gomez MT, Martin-Davila P, Lopez-Onrubia P, Gavalda J, Fortun J, Pahissa A, Rodriguez-Tudela JL, Cuenca-Estrella M; Spanish Research Network of Infection in Transplantation (RESITRA).

Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2006 Dec;56(4):387-93. Epub 2006 Jul 28.PMID: 16876374 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Evaluation of corneal scraping smear examination methods in the diagnosis of bacterial and fungal keratitis: a survey of eight years of laboratory experience.

Sharma S, Kunimoto DY, Gopinathan U, Athmanathan S, Garg P, Rao GN.

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[Rapid pathogens diagnosis of infected keratitis and endophthalmitis using two steps polymerase chain reaction]

Guan HJ, Lu H.

Zhonghua Yan Ke Za Zhi. 2004 Dec;40(12):819-23. Chinese. PMID: 15733434 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Rapid detection of fungal keratitis using DNA-stabilizing FTA(R) filter paper.

Menassa N, Bosshard PP, Kaufmann C, Grimm C, Auffarth GU, Thiel MA.

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[Diagnosis of Acanthamoeba spp. keratitis with PCR]

Zamfir O, Yera H, Bourcier T, Batellier L, Dupouy-Camet J, Tourte-Schaeffer C, Chaumeil C.

J Fr Ophtalmol. 2006 Nov;29(9):1034-40. French. PMID: 17114997 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

PCR-RFLP detection and species identification of fungal pathogens in patients with febrile neutropenia.

Dendis M, Horváth R, Michálek J, Růzicka F, Grijalva M, Bartos M, Benedík J.

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PCR-RFLP-mediated detection and speciation of bacterial species causing endophthalmitis.

Okhravi N, Adamson P, Matheson MM, Towler HM, Lightman S.

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