Open AccessPCR Detection and Identification of Bacterial Contaminants in Ocular Samples from Post- Operative Endophthalmitis
Author(s) -
Majid Abrishami,
Behnam Hashemi,
Mojtaba Abrishami,
Khalil Abnous,
Kamal Razavi-Azarkhiavi,
Javad Behravan
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2015/10291.5733
Subject(s) - microbiology and biotechnology , polymerase chain reaction , biology , endophthalmitis , staphylococcus epidermidis , staphylococcus aureus , bacteria , gene , genetics
Bacterial endophthalmitis is a sight-threatening complication of ocular surgery which requires urgent medical consideration including comprehensive diagnosis. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) as a sensitive molecular method has been extensively used for detection of microbial species in clinical specimens.