Detection of herpes simplex virus in genital specimens by type-specific polymerase chain reaction

International Journal of STD and AIDS

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 89-92

  Waldhuber, Megan G ^a,d   Denham, I ^b   Wadey, C ^c   Leong Shaw, W ^c   Cross, G F ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Australia)

^b MELBOURNE SEXUAL HEALTH CENTRE   (Australia)

^c VICTORIAN INFECTIOUS DISEASES REFERENCE LABORATORY   (Australia)

^d MACFARLANE BURNET INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (Australia)

Author keywords

Herpes simplex virus; Polymerase chain reaction; Virus isolation

Indexed keywords

OLIGONUCLEOTIDE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; GENITAL ULCER; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 1; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 2; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS ISOLATION;

ANIMALS; CERCOPITHECUS AETHIOPS; FEMALE; GENITAL DISEASES, FEMALE; GENITAL DISEASES, MALE; HERPES GENITALIS; HERPES SIMPLEX; HERPESVIRUS 1, HUMAN; HERPESVIRUS 2, HUMAN; HUMANS; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VERO CELLS;

EID: 0032937065     PISSN: 09564624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/0956462991913691     Document Type: Article

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