Evaluation of Polymerase Chain Reaction over Routine Microbial Diagnosis for the Diagnosis of Fungal Keratitis

CONCLUSIONS The PCR was able to detect the presence of fungal pathogens in a high proportion of culture-negative cases. This study suggests that PCR may serve as a rapid, important complement to traditional culture with high-throughput means of fungal pathogen identification in patients with clinically suspected fungal keratitis.
Source: Optometry and Vision Science - Category: Opthalmology Tags: ORIGINAL INVESTIGATIONS Source Type: research