Evaluation of multiplex real-time polymerase chain reaction for the detection of herpes simplex virus-1 and 2 and varicella-zoster virus in corneal cells from normal subjects and patients with keratitis in India - Guda, Sai; Sontam, Bhavani; Bagga, Bhupesh; Ranjith, Konduri; Sharma, Savitri; Joseph, Joveeta (Indian journal of ophthalmology, 2019)
Keywords: Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Chicken pox; Chickenpox; Child; Child, Preschool; Cornea; Cornea - pathology; Cornea - virology; Deoxyribonucleic acid; Diagnosis; DNA; DNA, Viral - analysis; Epithelial cells; Eye Infections, Viral - diagnosis; Eye Infections, Viral - epidemiology; Eye Infections, Viral - virology; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Herpes simplex; Herpes Simplex - diagnosis; Herpes Simplex - epidemiology; Herpes Simplex - virology; Herpes simplex virus; Herpes viruses; Herpes zoster; Herpesvirus 1, Human - genetics; Herpesvirus 2, Human - genetics; Herpesvirus 3, Human - genetics; Herpesvirus infections; HSV 1; HSV 2; Humans; Immunofluorescence; Immunology; India - epidemiology; Infant; Infections; Keratitis; Keratitis, Herpetic - diagnosis; Keratitis, Herpetic - epidemiology; Keratitis, Herpetic - virology; Male; Middle Aged; Ophthalmology; Original; Patients; Photorefractive keratectomy; Polymerase chain reaction; real-time PCR; Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction - methods; Retrospective Studies; Surgery; Varicella; Varicella Zoster Virus Infection - diagnosis; Varicella Zoster Virus Infection - epidemiology; Varicella Zoster Virus Infection - virology; Varicella-zoster virus; VZV; Young Adult; India; United States--US; HSV 2; HSV 1; keratitis; VZV; real-time PCR