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Original Article

Culture and Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) Proven Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Endophthalmitis: A Case Series

Ekta RishiShri Bhagwan Mahavir Vitreoretinal Services, Medical Research Foundation, Chennai, IndiaCorrespondence[email protected]
, MS,
Pukhraj RishiShri Bhagwan Mahavir Vitreoretinal Services, Medical Research Foundation, Chennai, India
, MS, DO,
K. Lily ThereseLarsen & Toubro Microbiology Research Centre, Vision Research Foundation, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
, PhD,
Gayathri RamasubbanLarsen & Toubro Microbiology Research Centre, Vision Research Foundation, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
, PhD,
Jyotirmay BiswasLarsen & Toubro Pathology Department, Vision Research Foundation, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
, MD, MNAMS,
Tarun SharmaShri Bhagwan Mahavir Vitreoretinal Services, Medical Research Foundation, Chennai, India
, MD, FRCSEd, MBA,
Pramod BhendeShri Bhagwan Mahavir Vitreoretinal Services, Medical Research Foundation, Chennai, India
, MS,
Pradeep SusvarShri Bhagwan Mahavir Vitreoretinal Services, Medical Research Foundation, Chennai, India
, DNB,
Mamta AgarwalDepartment of Uveitis, Medical Research Foundation, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
, DNB,
Amala Elizabeth GeorgeDepartment of Uveitis, Medical Research Foundation, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
, DNB, FRCSEd,
Kushal DelhiwalaShri Bhagwan Mahavir Vitreoretinal Services, Medical Research Foundation, Chennai, India
, MS &
Vishal Rajan SharmaShri Bhagwan Mahavir Vitreoretinal Services, Medical Research Foundation, Chennai, India
, MS show all
Pages 220-227 | Received 22 Mar 2016, Accepted 27 Jun 2016, Published online: 06 Sep 2016

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