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| Akçay,Emine; Çarhan,Ahmet; Hondur,Gözde; Tufan,Zeliha Koçak; Duru,Necati; Kılıç,Selçuk; Ensari,Ezgi Naz; Uğurlu,Nagihan; Çağıl,Nurullah. |
| Abstract Background: Viral conjunctivitis are the most frequent infections in ophthalmology clinics. The diagnosis is usually relying on clinical findings and medical history. However, topical antibiotics are often used unnecessarily addition to symptomatic treatment because of unsure agents. We aimed to detect the Adenovirus, Coxsackievirus and Enterovirus from conjunctiva and pharyngeal samples of patients. Methods: The conjunctiva and pharyngeal samples of the patients with conjunctivitis were taken by Virocult transport media and kept at -80 ºC up to study day. Adenovirus spp, Enterovirus 70 and Enterovirus 71, Coxsackie A24 and Coxsackie A16 were detected by real-time PCR. Samples from healthy health care workers of ophthalmology clinic were used... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Adenovirus; Conjunctivitis; Viral; PCR. |
| Ano: 2017 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702017000400391 |
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