The Collaborative Ocular Tuberculosis Study (COTS)-1 Report 3: Polymerase Chain Reaction in the Diagnosis and Management of Tubercular Uveitis: Global Trends
dc.creator | Agarwal A., Agrawal R., Gunasekaran D.V., Raje D., Gupta B., Aggarwal K., Murthy S.L., Westcott M., Chee S.P., McCluskey P., Ling H.S., Teoh S., Cimino L., Biswas J., Narain S., Agarwal M., Mahendradas P., Khairallah M., Jones N., Tugal-Tutkun I., Babu K., Basu S., Carreño E., Lee R., Al-Dhibi H., Bodaghi B., Invernizzi A., Goldstein D.A., Herbort C.P., Barisani-Asenbauer T., González-López J.J., Androudi S., Bansal R., Moharana B., Mahajan S., Esposti S., Tasiopoulou A., Nadarajah S., Agarwal M., Abraham S., Vala R., Singh R., Sharma A., Sharma K., Zierhut M., Kon O.M., Cunningham E., Nguyen Q.D., Pavesio C., Gupta V. | en |
dc.date.accessioned | 2023-01-31T07:30:27Z | |
dc.date.available | 2023-01-31T07:30:27Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2019 | |
dc.identifier | 10.1080/09273948.2017.1406529 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 09273948 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11615/70296 | |
dc.description.abstract | Purpose: To analyze the role of polymerase chain reaction (PCR) of ocular fluids in management of tubercular (TB) anterior, intermediate, posterior, and panuveitis. Methods: In Collaborative Ocular Tuberculosis Study (COTS)-1 (25 centers, n = 962), patients with TB-related uveitis were included. 59 patients undergoing PCR of intraocular fluids (18 females; 53 Asian Indians) were included. Results: 59 (6.13%) of COTS-1 underwent PCR analysis. PCR was positive for Mycobacterium TB in 33 patients (23 males; all Asian Indians). 26 patients were PCR negative (18 males). Eight patients with negative PCR had systemic TB. Anti-TB therapy was given in 18 negative and 31 PCR cases. At 1-year follow-up, five patients with positive PCR (15.15%) and three with negative PCR (11.54%) had persistence/worsening of inflammation. Conclusions: Data from COTS-1 suggest that PCR is not commonly done for diagnosing intraocular TB and positive/negative results may not influence management or treatment outcomes in the real world scenario. © 2019, © 2019 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC. | en |
dc.language.iso | en | en |
dc.source | Ocular Immunology and Inflammation | en |
dc.source.uri | https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85038616126&doi=10.1080%2f09273948.2017.1406529&partnerID=40&md5=55ae419da05101561c52e8401f164009 | |
dc.subject | azathioprine | en |
dc.subject | corticosteroid | en |
dc.subject | methotrexate | en |
dc.subject | streptomycin | en |
dc.subject | tuberculostatic agent | en |
dc.subject | bacterial DNA | en |
dc.subject | adolescent | en |
dc.subject | adult | en |
dc.subject | aged | en |
dc.subject | aqueous humor | en |
dc.subject | Article | en |
dc.subject | Asian | en |
dc.subject | child | en |
dc.subject | choroiditis | en |
dc.subject | clinical feature | en |
dc.subject | cohort analysis | en |
dc.subject | diagnostic value | en |
dc.subject | disease exacerbation | en |
dc.subject | eye inflammation | en |
dc.subject | female | en |
dc.subject | follow up | en |
dc.subject | human | en |
dc.subject | Indian | en |
dc.subject | iridocyclitis | en |
dc.subject | macular edema | en |
dc.subject | major clinical study | en |
dc.subject | male | en |
dc.subject | multicenter study (topic) | en |
dc.subject | Mycobacterium | en |
dc.subject | nonhuman | en |
dc.subject | ocular tuberculosis | en |
dc.subject | polymerase chain reaction | en |
dc.subject | retrospective study | en |
dc.subject | systemic therapy | en |
dc.subject | uveitis | en |
dc.subject | bacterial eye infection | en |
dc.subject | clinical trial | en |
dc.subject | genetics | en |
dc.subject | isolation and purification | en |
dc.subject | microbiology | en |
dc.subject | middle aged | en |
dc.subject | multicenter study | en |
dc.subject | Mycobacterium tuberculosis | en |
dc.subject | ocular tuberculosis | en |
dc.subject | polymerase chain reaction | en |
dc.subject | procedures | en |
dc.subject | uveitis | en |
dc.subject | young adult | en |
dc.subject | Adolescent | en |
dc.subject | Adult | en |
dc.subject | Aged | en |
dc.subject | Antitubercular Agents | en |
dc.subject | Aqueous Humor | en |
dc.subject | Child | en |
dc.subject | DNA, Bacterial | en |
dc.subject | Eye Infections, Bacterial | en |
dc.subject | Female | en |
dc.subject | Follow-Up Studies | en |
dc.subject | Humans | en |
dc.subject | Male | en |
dc.subject | Middle Aged | en |
dc.subject | Mycobacterium tuberculosis | en |
dc.subject | Polymerase Chain Reaction | en |
dc.subject | Retrospective Studies | en |
dc.subject | Tuberculosis, Ocular | en |
dc.subject | Uveitis | en |
dc.subject | Young Adult | en |
dc.subject | Taylor and Francis Ltd | en |
dc.title | The Collaborative Ocular Tuberculosis Study (COTS)-1 Report 3: Polymerase Chain Reaction in the Diagnosis and Management of Tubercular Uveitis: Global Trends | en |
dc.type | journalArticle | en |
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