Cytospin-enhanced direct immunofluorescence assay versus cell culture for detection of herpes simplex virus in clinical specimens

Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 111-113

  Sanders, Candace ^a   Nelson, Catherine ^a   Hove, Maxwell ^a   Woods, Gail L ^a  

^a University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY;

CELL CULTURE; HERPES; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS; HUMAN; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY;

EID: 0031760278     PISSN: 07328893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0732-8893(98)00075-3     Document Type: Article

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