The laboratory diagnosis of herpes simplex virus infections

Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 92-98

  Singh, Ameeta ^a,b,d   Preiksaitis, Jutta ^a,c   Romanowski, Barbara ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b Alberta Health and Wellness   (Canada)

^c PROVINCIAL LABORATORY FOR PUBLIC HEALTH   (Canada)

^d TELUS   (Canada)

Author keywords

Diagnostic; Genital herpes; Genital ulcer disease; Hepes simplex virus; STI

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; ANTIVIRUS AGENT; FOSCARNET; THYMIDINE KINASE INHIBITOR; VIDARABINE; VIRUS DNA;

GENITAL HERPES; GENITAL ULCER; HERPES; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 1; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 2; HUMAN; INDUSTRIALIZATION; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; PATIENT COUNSELING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; SERODIAGNOSIS; VIRUS INFECTION; VIRUS ISOLATION;

EID: 23244456252     PISSN: 17129532     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2005/318294     Document Type: Review

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