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. 2022 Oct 8;8(10):e10988. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e10988

Table 3.

PCR positivity in each pathogen based on the anatomical location of uveitis.

Anatomical location of uveitis N (patients) Breakdown of PCR with positive results
Total PCR positivity (N = 86) Total PCR positivity in HIV positive (N = 12)
Toxo-plasma Tuber-culosis CMV HSV VZV Rubella EBV
Anterior uveitis 11/86 (13%) 0/11 (0%) 1/11 (9%) 0/11 (0%) 0/11 (0%) 0/11 (0%) 1/11 (9%) 0/11 (0%) 2/11 (18%) 0/1 (0%)
Intermediate uveitis 2/86 (2%) 0/2 (0%) 0/2 (0%) 0/2 (0%) 0/2 (0%) 0/2 (0%) 0/2 (0%) 0/2 (0%) 0/2 (0%) 0/0 (0%)
Posterior uveitis 30/86 (35%) 2/30 (7%) 0/30 (0%) 3/30 (10%) 0/30 (0%) 2/30 (7%) 1/30 (3%) 1/30 (3%) 9/30 (30%) 3/5 (60%)
Panuveitis 43/86 (50%) 1/43 (2.5%) 2/43 (5%) 1/43 (2.5%) 0/43 (0%) 0/43 (0%) 1/43 (2.5%) 1/43 (2.5%) 6/43 (14%) 2/6 (40%)