Table 3.
Positivity of Intraocular PCR Based on Anatomical Involvement and Fluid Sample Type
| SUN Anatomical Involvement | Fluid Sample | Total N (Patient) Tested | N (Patient) Positive/N Total (%) | Distribution of Positive Pathogen Findings (N) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. tuberculosis | T. gondii | CMV | EBV | HSV | VZV | Rubella | ||||
| Anterior | Aqueous | 11 | 3/11 (27.3%) | 1 | – | 2 | – | – | – | – |
| Vitreous | 0 | 0/0 (0%) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Intermediate | Aqueous | 3 | 0/3 (0%) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Vitreous | 0 | 0/0 (0%) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Posterior | Aqueous | 29 | 5/29 (17.2%) | 1 | 2 | – | – | – | 2 | – |
| Vitreous | 5 | 1/5 (20%) | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | |
| Panuveitis | Aqueous | 37 | 5/37 (13.5%) | 2 | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | 1 |
| Vitreous | 2 | 1/2 (50%) | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
Abbreviations: SUN, Standardization of Uveitis Nomenclature; CMV, cytomegalovirus; HSV, herpes simplex virus; VZV, varicella-zoster virus; EBV, Epstein–Barr irus.