Metagenomic DNA Sequencing for the Diagnosis of Intraocular Infections

Ophthalmology. 2017 Aug;124(8):1247-1248. doi: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2017.03.045. Epub 2017 May 16.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Cytomegalovirus / genetics
  • Cytomegalovirus / isolation & purification
  • Cytomegalovirus Infections / diagnosis
  • Cytomegalovirus Infections / genetics
  • DNA, Protozoan / genetics*
  • DNA, Viral / genetics*
  • Eye Infections, Parasitic / diagnosis*
  • Eye Infections, Parasitic / genetics
  • Eye Infections, Viral / diagnosis*
  • Eye Infections, Viral / genetics
  • Herpes Simplex / diagnosis
  • Herpes Simplex / genetics
  • Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus / diagnosis
  • Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus / genetics
  • Herpesvirus 3, Human / genetics
  • Herpesvirus 3, Human / isolation & purification
  • Humans
  • Metagenomics / methods*
  • Polymerase Chain Reaction
  • Sensitivity and Specificity
  • Sequence Analysis, DNA*
  • Simplexvirus / genetics
  • Simplexvirus / isolation & purification
  • Toxoplasma / genetics
  • Toxoplasma / isolation & purification
  • Toxoplasmosis, Ocular / diagnosis
  • Toxoplasmosis, Ocular / genetics
  • Uveitis / diagnosis*
  • Uveitis / parasitology
  • Uveitis / virology
  • Vitreous Body / parasitology
  • Vitreous Body / virology

Substances

  • DNA, Protozoan
  • DNA, Viral