Enhanced Detection of Herpes Simplex Virus from Ocular Specimens of Herpetic Keratitis Patients

Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 49-53

  Pramod, N P ^a   Gopalakrishnan, V ^a   Mohan, R ^a   Chandriga, S ^b   Anandakannan, K ^b   Menon, Thangam ^a   Thyagarajan, S P ^a,c  

^a Dr ALM Postgraduate Institute of Basic Medical Sciences   (India)

^b Regional Institute of Ophthalmology   (India)

^c Department of Microbiology   (India)

Author keywords

Herpes simplex keratitis; Indirect immunofluroscence; Routine viral culture

Indexed keywords

VIRUS ANTIGEN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CERCOPITHECUS; CORNEA; CYTOPATHOGENIC EFFECT; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HERPES SIMPLEX KERATITIS; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 1; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; VERO CELL; VIROLOGY; VIRUS CULTURE;

ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, VIRAL; CERCOPITHECUS AETHIOPS; CORNEA; CYTOPATHOGENIC EFFECT, VIRAL; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, INDIRECT; HERPESVIRUS 1, HUMAN; HUMANS; KERATITIS, HERPETIC; VERO CELLS; VIRUS CULTIVATION;

EID: 0031617202     PISSN: 03774929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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