Comparison of virus isolation and various polymerase chain reaction methods in the diagnosis of mucocutaneous herpesvirus infection

Acta Virologica

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 61-65

  Nogueira, M L ^a   Amorim, J B ^a   Oliveira, J G ^a   Bonjardim, C A ^a   Ferreira, P C P ^a   Kroon, E G ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Diagnostics; HSV 1; Mucocutaneous herpetic infections; PCR; Virus isolation; VZV

Indexed keywords

VIRUS DNA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 1; HERPES VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VARICELLA ZOSTER VIRUS; VIRUS CHARACTERIZATION; VIRUS ISOLATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANIMALS; CERCOPITHECUS AETHIOPS; CHILD; DNA, VIRAL; FEMALE; HERPES SIMPLEX; HERPES ZOSTER; HERPESVIRUS 1, HUMAN; HERPESVIRUS 3, HUMAN; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUCOUS MEMBRANE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VERO CELLS;

ANIMALIA; DNA VIRUSES; HERPES; HERPESVIRIDAE; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 1; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 3;

EID: 0033849961     PISSN: 0001723X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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