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Original Article

Quantitative Polymerase Chain Reaction for Mycobacterium tuberculosis in So-called Eales’ Disease

Rishiraj SinghAdvanced Eye Centre, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
, MD,
Pooja ToorAdvanced Eye Centre, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
, PhD,
Swapnil ParchandAdvanced Eye Centre, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
, MD,
Kusum SharmaAdvanced Eye Centre, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
, MD, PhD,
Vishali GuptaAdvanced Eye Centre, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, IndiaCorrespondence[email protected] [email protected]
, MD &
Amod GuptaAdvanced Eye Centre, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
, MD
Pages 153-157 | Received 17 Sep 2011, Accepted 10 Jan 2012, Published online: 09 Apr 2012

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