Comparison of virus culture and the polymerase chain reaction for diagnosis of mucocutaneous herpes simplex virus infection

Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 176-180

  Safrin, Sharon ^a,d   Shaw, Howard ^a,b   Bolan, Gail ^a,b   Cuan, Jose ^c   Chiang, C S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b S Francisco Dept of Public Health   (United States)

^c GLAXOSMITHKLINE   (United Kingdom)

^d GILEAD SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; HERPES SIMPLEX; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SKIN INFECTION; VIRUS CULTURE; VIRUS DETECTION;

EID: 0030948287     PISSN: 01485717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007435-199703000-00010     Document Type: Article

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