An evaluation of near patient tests for detecting herpes simplex virus type-2 antibody

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Volumn 76, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 381-382

  Saville, M ^a   Brown, D ^a   Burgess, C ^b   Perry, K ^b   Barton, S ^c   Cowan, F ^d   Palu, G ^e   Mengoli, C ^e  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b MDA Evaluation Group CPHL   (United Kingdom)

^c CHELSEA AND WESTMINSTER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Evaluation; Herpes simplex virus; POCkit HSV 2 test

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; VIRUS ANTIBODY;

ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EVALUATION; HERPES SIMPLEX; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 2; HUMAN; ITALY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; UNITED KINGDOM; VALIDATION PROCESS; VIRUS DETECTION;

ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; HERPES GENITALIS; HERPESVIRUS 2, HUMAN; HUMANS; OBSERVER VARIATION; POINT-OF-CARE SYSTEMS; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 0033777769     PISSN: 13684973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/sti.76.5.381     Document Type: Article

References (4)

1. Role of type specific herpes simplex virus serology in the diagnosis and management of genital herpes
2. Evaluation of a novel point of care test for antibodies to herpes simplex virus type-2
3. The reliability of serological tests for the diagnosis of genital herpes: A critique