Detection and differentiation of herpes simplex virus types 1 and 2 by a duplex LightCycler PCR that incorporates an internal control PCR reaction

Journal of Clinical Virology

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 32-38

  Whiley, David M ^a,b   Mackay, Ian M ^a,b   Syrmis, Melanie W ^a,b   Witt, Michael J ^c   Sloots, Theo P ^a,b,c  

^a ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c QUEENSLAND HEALTH   (Australia)

Author keywords

HSV; LightCycler; Melting curve; PCR; Real time

Indexed keywords

DNA POLYMERASE; GLYCOPROTEIN D;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; FEMALE; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 1; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 2; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RETROVIRUS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; VIROGENESIS; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS DIAGNOSIS; VIRUS TYPING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DNA-DIRECTED DNA POLYMERASE; EXODEOXYRIBONUCLEASES; FEMALE; HERPES GENITALIS; HERPES SIMPLEX; HERPESVIRUS 1, HUMAN; HERPESVIRUS 2, HUMAN; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REFERENCE STANDARDS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VIRAL ENVELOPE PROTEINS; VIRAL PROTEINS;

EID: 1842556675     PISSN: 13866532     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcv.2003.08.003     Document Type: Article

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