Pathogen Detection in Infectious Uveitis in China
Status: Recruiting
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Study Type: Observational
SUMMARY
Infectious uveitis is a very important blinding disease. Some people who have been diagnosed with idiopathic uveitis may also have the activity of pathogens in the eye. However, due to the limitation of the amount of ocular samples, it is difficult to make a rapid and effective diagnosis of infection.Current study is to explore the infective cause of uveitis in China by using a broad diagnostic approach of detection.
Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Healthy Volunteers: t
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• Patient at a referal hospital eye clinic with clinically suspected infectious uveitis
Locations
Other Locations
China
Xinhua Hospital
RECRUITING
Shanghai
Contact Information
Primary
Ping Fei, MD,PhD
shirleypingfei@126.com
86-13636342098
Time Frame
Start Date: 2025-02-26
Estimated Completion Date: 2026-12-31
Participants
Target number of participants: 100
Treatments
infectious uveitis
Patients suffering from suspected infectious uveitis, who have vitrectomy performed for diagnostic purpose or anterior chamber tap
Control group
Patients suffering from either cataract surgery or vitrectomy who has been ruled out for infectious ocular diseases
Related Therapeutic Areas
Sponsors
Leads: Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine