Stability of herpes simplex virus DNA in cerebrospinal fluid specimens

Diagnostic Molecular Pathology

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 249-252

  Wiedbrauk, Danny L ^a   Cunningham, Wendy ^a  

^a WILLIAM BEAUMONT HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Degradation; DNA stability; Encephalitis; Herpes simplex virus; Polymerase chain reaction

Indexed keywords

VIRUS DNA;

ARTICLE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DEGRADATION; DNA DETERMINATION; HERPES SIMPLEX ENCEPHALITIS; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 1; HUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN STABILITY; VIRUS DETECTION;

DNA, VIRAL; ENCEPHALITIS, VIRAL; HERPES SIMPLEX; HUMANS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SIMPLEXVIRUS; SPECIMEN HANDLING;

EID: 0029905850     PISSN: 10529551     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00019606-199612000-00004     Document Type: Article

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