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Ocular Immunology and Inflammation Volume 23, 2015 - Issue 1
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Original Article

devR PCR for the Diagnosis of Intraocular Tuberculosis

Pankaj KatariaAdvanced Eye Center, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India,
, MS,
Abiraj KumarAdvanced Eye Center, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India,
, MS,
Reema BansalAdvanced Eye Center, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India,
, MS,
Aman SharmaDepartment of Internal Medicine, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India, and
, MD,
Vishali GuptaAdvanced Eye Center, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India,
, MS,
Amod GuptaAdvanced Eye Center, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India,
, MS,
Ramandeep SinghAdvanced Eye Center, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India, Correspondence[email protected]
, MS &
Kusum SharmaDepartment of Microbiology, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
, MD show all
Pages 47-52 | Received 16 Aug 2014, Accepted 22 Oct 2014, Published online: 23 Jan 2015

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