Abstract :
To link to full-text access for this article, visit this link: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0002-9394(14)72026-4 Byline: Eiichi Uchio, Kenji Yamazaki, Koki Aoki, Shigeaki Ohno Abstract: We have developed and applied reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction for the detection of enterovirus 70 from conjunctival swabs of patients among the population of an acute hemorrhagic conjunctivitis epidemic in Okinawa, Japan, in 1994. Author Affiliation: (1) Department of Ophthalmology, Yokohama City University School of Medicine (2) Division of Virology, Osaka Prefectural Institute of Public Health (3) Aoki Eye Clinic Article History: Accepted 15 March 1996