American Journal of Ophthalmology
Volume 146, Issue 5 , Pages 714-723.e1 , November 2008

Prospective Comparison of Microbial Culture and Polymerase Chain Reaction in the Diagnosis of Corneal Ulcer

  • Elma Kim

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, Missouri
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  • Jaya D. Chidambaram

      Affiliations

    • Francis I. Proctor Foundation, University of California, San Francisco, California
    • ,
  • Muthiah Srinivasan

      Affiliations

    • Aravind Eye Care System, Madurai, India
    • ,
  • Prajna Lalitha

      Affiliations

    • Aravind Eye Care System, Madurai, India
    • ,
  • Daniel Wee

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, Missouri
    • ,
  • Thomas M. Lietman

      Affiliations

    • Francis I. Proctor Foundation, University of California, San Francisco, California
    • ,
  • John P. Whitcher

      Affiliations

    • Francis I. Proctor Foundation, University of California, San Francisco, California
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  • Russell N. Van Gelder

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, Missouri
    • Department of Molecular Biology and Pharmacology, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, Missouri
    • Department of Ophthalmology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington
    • Corresponding Author InformationInquiries to Russell N. Van Gelder, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Campus Box 356485, 1959 NE Pacific Street, Seattle, WA 98195

,Accepted 10 June 2008.

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PII: S0002-9394(08)00473-X

doi: 10.1016/j.ajo.2008.06.009

American Journal of Ophthalmology
Volume 146, Issue 5 , Pages 714-723.e1 , November 2008

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