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Identification ofLeptospiraSpecies in the Pathogenesis of Uveitis and Determination of Clinical Ocular Characteristics in South India
1 May 1998
Abstract excerpt
Uveitis is considered a rare complication of leptospirosis. This report describes an epidemic of uveitis among patients with leptospirosis and provides data, using polymerase chain reaction (PCR) amplification of Leptospira DNA, that the pathogenesis is associated with anterior chamber spirochetes. Forty-six uveitis patients, 49 uveitis controls, and 54 cataract controls were enrolled at Aravind Eye Hospital...
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