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%) |