Detection of varicella-zoster virus DNA in throat swabs of patients with herpes zoster and on air purifier filters

Journal of Medical Virology

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 567-570

  Suzuki, Kayoko ^a   Yoshikawa, Tetsushi ^b   Tomitaka, Akiko ^a   Suzuki, Kyoko ^a   Matsunaga, Kayoko ^a   Asano, Yoshizo ^a  

^a FUJITA HEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b NAGOYA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Contamination with VZV; Excretion of VZV DNA; Herpes zoster; Polymerase chain reaction; Varicella zoster virus

Indexed keywords

VIRUS DNA;

ADULT; AGED; AIR CONDITIONING; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FILTER; HERPES ZOSTER; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RASH; THROAT CULTURE; VARICELLA ZOSTER VIRUS; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS EXCRETION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ADULT; AGED; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DNA, VIRAL; FEMALE; FILTRATION; HERPES ZOSTER; HERPESVIRUS 3, HUMAN; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHARYNX; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPECIMEN HANDLING;

HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 3;

EID: 0036196538     PISSN: 01466615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmv.2182     Document Type: Article

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