A nested-PCR assay for the simultaneous amplification of HSV-1, HSV-2, and HCMV genomes in patients with presumed herpetic CNS infections

Journal of Virological Methods

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 105-114

  Cassinotti, P ^a   Siegl, G ^a  

^a Inst Clin Microbiol and Immunol   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Central nervous system; Cerebrospinal fluid; Herpes viruses; Polymerase chain reaction

Indexed keywords

VIRUS DNA;

ARTICLE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM INFECTION; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTION; GENE AMPLIFICATION; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 1; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 2; HERPES VIRUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS GENOME; VIRUS INFECTION;

BASE SEQUENCE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM INFECTIONS; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; DNA PRIMERS; DNA, VIRAL; ELECTROPHORESIS, AGAR GEL; HERPESVIRUS 1, HUMAN; HERPESVIRUS 2, HUMAN; HUMANS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; DNA VIRUSES; HERPES; HERPESVIRIDAE; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 1; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 2;

EID: 0031953499     PISSN: 01660934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-0934(97)00203-6     Document Type: Article

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