Longitudinal analysis of varicella-zoster virus DNA on the ocular surface associated with herpes zoster ophthalmicus

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 131, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 25-29

  Zaal, M J W ^a   Volker Dieben H J ^a   Wienesen, M ^b   D'Amaro, J ^a   Kijlstra, A ^b,c  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR NEUROSCIENCE   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VALACICLOVIR; VIRUS DNA;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EYE INFLAMMATION; FEMALE; HERPES ZOSTER OPHTHALMICUS; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RASH; VARICELLA ZOSTER VIRUS; VIRUS VIRULENCE;

ACYCLOVIR; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; CONJUNCTIVA; DNA PRIMERS; DNA, VIRAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HERPES ZOSTER OPHTHALMICUS; HERPESVIRUS 1, HUMAN; HERPESVIRUS 3, HUMAN; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TIME FACTORS; VALINE; VIRUS SHEDDING;

EID: 0035167514     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9394(00)00652-8     Document Type: Article

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