Detection of herpes viruses in clinical samples using real-time PCR

Journal of Virological Methods

Volumn 96, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 25-31

  Nicoll, S ^a   Brass, A ^a   Cubie, H A ^a  

^a CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cytomegalovirus; Diagnosis; Encephalitis; Herpes simplex; Varicella zoster

Indexed keywords

PRIMER DNA;

ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CLONE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; DERIVATIZATION; EXTRACTION; GENE AMPLIFICATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS; HUMAN; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLE; VARICELLA ZOSTER VIRUS; VIRUS DETECTION;

CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; HERPESVIRIDAE; HERPESVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; HERPESVIRUS 1, HUMAN; HERPESVIRUS 2, HUMAN; HERPESVIRUS 3, HUMAN; HUMANS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; HERPES; HERPESVIRIDAE;

EID: 0034965220     PISSN: 01660934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-0934(01)00315-9     Document Type: Article

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