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Utility of Treponemal Testing from Aqueous Fluid in the Diagnosis of Ocular Syphilis in Patients with HIV/AIDS

Nivedita Naira Department of Uvea, Sankara Nethralaya, Chennai, India

, MS, DNB, FICO,

Sridharan Sudharshana Department of Uvea, Sankara Nethralaya, Chennai, IndiaCorrespondence[email protected]

, DO, DNB,

Appakkudal R. Anandb L & T Microbiology Research Centre, Sankara Nethralaya, Chennai, India

, Ph D,

Jyotirmay Biswasa Department of Uvea, Sankara Nethralaya, Chennai, India

, MS, FNAMS, FIC Path, FAICO &

K. Lily Thereseb L & T Microbiology Research Centre, Sankara Nethralaya, Chennai, India

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Pages 444-450 | Received 08 Apr 2020, Accepted 27 Jul 2020, Published online: 05 Oct 2020

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