The Value of Routine Polymerase Chain Reaction Analysis of Intraocular Fluid Specimens in the Diagnosis of Infectious Posterior Uveitis

Table 4

Pre-PCR clinical diagnoses correlated with PCR positive results.

Pretest diagnoses	Number	CMV	VZV	HSV	TG	MTB	CMV & VZV	CMV & TG	PCR +ve
		+ve	+ve	+ve	+ve	+ve	+ve	+ve	Rate number	%
CMV	70	51	4		4		1		60	86%
NHR	14	3	2		3		2		10	71%
TG	10	1			1				2	20%
MTB	7					1			1	14%
Syphilis	5								0	0%
IRU	2								0	0%
Unsure	51	11	5		3		1	1	21	41%
Total	159	66	11	0	11	1	4	1	94	59%

IRU: immune reconstitution uveitis.