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Serology, Anterior Chamber and Vitreous Diagnostics

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Intraocular Inflammation

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Anterior chamber (AC) fluid analysis represents a valuable diagnostic tool, used predominantly to identify the infectious agents causing uveitis and for the diagnosis of masquerade syndromes, especially malignancies. In addition, aqueous samples are commonly used for research purposes. AC fluid analysis is recently gaining popularity, since the procedure does not require an elaborate approach, has a low prevalence of complications and last, but certainly not least, has a high diagnostic yield with the simultaneous applications of PCR and the use of the Goldmann-Witmer coefficient (GWC) for multiple pathogens.

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  1. Department of Virology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Heidelberglaan 100, G04-614, Utrecht, 3584 CX, The Netherlands

    Jolanda D. F. de Groot-Mijnes

  2. Department of Ophthalmology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Heidelberglaan 100, G04-614, Utrecht, 3584 CX, The Netherlands

    Jolanda D. F. de Groot-Mijnes

  3. Department of Ophthalmology, Erasmus Medical Center, 2040, Rotterdam, 3000 CE, The Netherlands

    Aniki Rothova

  4. Department of Ophthalmology, Eye Research Institute Maastricht, University Hospital Maastricht, P. Debyelaan 25, Maastricht, 6229 HX, The Netherlands

    Aize Kijlstra

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de Groot-Mijnes, J.D.F., Rothova, A., Kijlstra, A. (2016). Serology, Anterior Chamber and Vitreous Diagnostics. In: Zierhut, M., Pavesio, C., Ohno, S., Orefice, F., Rao, N. (eds) Intraocular Inflammation. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-75387-2_9

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