Polymerase Chain Reaction and Goldmann-Witmer Coefficient Testing in the Diagnosis of Infectious Uveitis in HIV-Positive and HIV-Negative Patients in South Africa.
Derrick P SmitDavid MeyerTonya Marianne EsterhuizenJolanda D F de Groot-MijnesPublished in: Ocular immunology and inflammation (2017)
PCR is useful to diagnose herpetic NAU in HIV+ patients while GWC is useful to diagnose herpetic anterior uveitis.
Keyphrases
- hiv positive
- south africa
- antiretroviral therapy
- end stage renal disease
- men who have sex with men
- human immunodeficiency virus
- newly diagnosed
- ejection fraction
- chronic kidney disease
- hiv infected
- hiv testing
- peritoneal dialysis
- prognostic factors
- hiv aids
- magnetic resonance imaging
- patient reported outcomes
- ankylosing spondylitis
- computed tomography
- diffusion weighted imaging