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The Collaborative Ocular Tuberculosis Study (COTS)-1 Report 3: Polymerase Chain Reaction in the Diagnosis and Management of Tubercular Uveitis: Global Trends

Aniruddha AgarwalAdvanced Eye Centre, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, IndiaORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0003-4985-9855View further author information
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Rupesh AgrawalNational Healthcare Group Eye Institute, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore, Singapore;Moorfields Eye Hospital, NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK;Department of Ophthalmology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore;Singapore Eye Research Institute, Singapore, SingaporeView further author information
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Dinesh Visva GunasekaranNational Healthcare Group Eye Institute, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore, Singapore;Moorfields Eye Hospital, NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK;Department of Ophthalmology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, SingaporeView further author information
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Dhananjay RajeCSTAT, Royal Statistician Society, London, UKView further author information
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Bhaskar GuptaRoyal Berkshire Hospital, NHS Foundation Trust, Reading, UKView further author information
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Kanika AggarwalAdvanced Eye Centre, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, IndiaView further author information
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Somasheila L. MurthyTej Kohli Cornea Institute, LV Prasad Eye Institute, Kallam Anji Reddy Campus, Hyderabad, IndiaView further author information
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Mark WestcottMoorfields Eye Hospital, NHS Foundation Trust, London, UKView further author information
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Soon Phaik CheeDepartment of Ophthalmology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore;Singapore Eye Research Institute, Singapore, Singapore;Singapore National Eye Centre, Singapore, Singapore;Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore, SingaporeView further author information
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Peter McCluskeyDepartment of Clinical Ophthalmology & Eye Health, Central Clinical School, Save Sight Institute, The University of Sydney, Sydney, AustraliaView further author information
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Ho Su LingNational Healthcare Group Eye Institute, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore, SingaporeView further author information
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Stephen TeohNational Healthcare Group Eye Institute, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore, SingaporeView further author information
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Luca CiminoOcular Immunology Unit, Department of Ophthalmology Arcispedale-IRCCS Arcispedale Santa Maria Nuova, Reggio Emilia, ItalyORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0001-7956-9950View further author information
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Jyotirmay BiswasSankara Nethralaya, Chennai, IndiaView further author information
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Shishir NarainShroff Eye Centre, New Delhi, IndiaView further author information
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Manisha AgarwalDr Shroff’s Charity Eye Hospital Daryaganj, New Delhi, IndiaORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0003-4985-9855View further author information
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Padmamalini MahendradasNarayana Nethralaya, Bangalore, IndiaView further author information
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Moncef KhairallahDepartment of Ophthalmology, Fattouma Bourguiba University Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, University of Monastir, Monastir, TunisiaView further author information
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Nicholas JonesUniversity of Manchester, UKView further author information
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Ilknur Tugal-TutkunIstanbul Faculty ofMedicine, Department of Ophthalmology, Istanbul University, Istanbul, TurkeyView further author information
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Kalpana BabuDepartment of Ophthalmology, Prabha Eye Clinic & Research centre, Vittala International Institute of Ophthalmology, Bangalore, IndiaView further author information
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Soumayava BasuLV Prasad Eye Institute, Bhubaneswar, IndiaView further author information
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Ester CarreñoBristol Eye Hospital, UKView further author information
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Richard LeeBristol Eye Hospital, UKView further author information
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Hassan Al-DhibiKing Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi ArabiaView further author information
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Bahram BodaghiDHU SightRestore, University of Pierre andMarie Curie, Paris, FranceView further author information
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Alessandro InvernizziEye Clinic, Department of Biomedical and Clinical Science “L. Sacco”, Luigi Sacco Hospital, University of Milan, Milan, ItalyORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0003-3400-1987View further author information
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Debra A. GoldsteinFeinberg School of Medicine, Department of Ophthalmology, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, USAView further author information
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Carl P. HerbortCentre for Ophthalmic Specialised Care & University of Lausanne, Lausanne, SwitzerlandView further author information
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Talin Barisani-AsenbauerLaura Bassi Centre of Expertise Ocuvac, Center for Pathophysiology, Immunology and Infectiology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, AustriaView further author information
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Julio J. González-LópezRamón y Cajal University Hospital, IRYCIS, Universidad de Alcala, SpainView further author information
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Sofia AndroudiDepartment of Ophthalmology, University of Thessaly, Volos, GreeceView further author information
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Reema BansalAdvanced Eye Centre, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, IndiaView further author information
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Bruttendu MoharanaAdvanced Eye Centre, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, IndiaView further author information
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Sarakshi MahajanAdvanced Eye Centre, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, IndiaView further author information
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Simona EspostiMoorfields Eye Hospital, NHS Foundation Trust, London, UKView further author information
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Anastasia TasiopoulouMoorfields Eye Hospital, NHS Foundation Trust, London, UKView further author information
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Sengal NadarajahMoorfields Eye Hospital, NHS Foundation Trust, London, UKView further author information
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Mamta AgarwalSankara Nethralaya, Chennai, IndiaORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0003-4985-9855View further author information
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Sharanya AbrahamSankara Nethralaya, Chennai, IndiaView further author information
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Ruchi ValaNarayana Nethralaya, Bangalore, IndiaView further author information
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Ramandeep SinghAdvanced Eye Centre, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, IndiaView further author information
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Aman SharmaDepartment of Rheumatology, PGIMER, Chandigarh, IndiaView further author information
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Kusum SharmaDepartment ofMicrobiology, PGIMER, Chandigarh, IndiaView further author information
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Manfred ZierhutCentre of Ophthalmology, University of Tuebingen, Tuebingen, GermanyView further author information
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Onn Min KonChest and Allergy Clinic, St Mary’s Hospital, Imperial College HealthcareNHS Trust, London, UKView further author information
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Emmett CunninghamFrancis I. Proctor Foundation for Research in Ophthalmology, University of California, San Francisco, USAView further author information
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Quan Dong NguyenByers Eye Institute, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, USAView further author information
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Carlos PavesioMoorfields Eye Hospital, NHS Foundation Trust, London, UKView further author information
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Vishali GuptaAdvanced Eye Centre, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, IndiaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 465-473 | Received 15 Jul 2017, Accepted 14 Nov 2017, Published online: 20 Dec 2017

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