Molecular Diagnosis of Fungal Keratitis by the Polymerase Chain ReactionFriday, 30 September 2011 at 09:30 Add to Calendar ▼2011-09-30 09:30:002011-09-30 10:30:00Europe/LondonMolecular Diagnosis of Fungal Keratitis by the Polymerase Chain ReactionMolecular Diagnostics World Congress in San Francisco, USASan Francisco, USASELECTBIOenquiries@selectbiosciences.com PCR was compared to culture for diagnosis of fungal keratitis. Both techniques yielded identical results in more than 92% of 121 corneal samples tested. PCR rapidly detected fungal DNA in almost 51% while culture was positive in 43.1%.of samples. |