Comparison of real-time and nested PCR assays for detection of herpes simplex virus DNA

Microbiology and Immunology

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 411-415

  Kawada, Jun Ichi ^a   Kimura, Hiroshi ^a   Ito, Yoshinori ^a   Hoshino, Yo ^a   Tanaka Kitajima, Naoko ^b   Ando, Yoshihiro ^c   Futamura, Masahide ^d   Morishima, Tsuneo ^e  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b Nagoya Memorial Hospital   (Japan)

^c AICHI CHILDREN'S HEALTH AND MEDICAL CENTER   (Japan)

^d Department of Pediatric Surgery   (Japan)

^e NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Herpes simplex virus; Herpes simplex virus encephalitis; Nested PCR; Real time PCR

Indexed keywords

VIRUS DNA;

ARTICLE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DNA DETERMINATION; GENERAL CONDITION IMPROVEMENT; HERPES SIMPLEX ENCEPHALITIS; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NESTED POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INFECTION; NONHUMAN; PATIENT MONITORING; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEQUENTIAL ANALYSIS;

DNA VIRUSES; SIMPLEXVIRUS;

EID: 2442700043     PISSN: 03855600     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1348-0421.2004.tb03530.x     Document Type: Article

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