Herpes simplex virus infections and current methods for laboratory detection

Clinical Microbiology Newsletter

Volumn 28, Issue 24, 2006, Pages 185-192

  Yungbluth, Peggy ^b  

^a ASCP), Michael   (United States)

^b St Francis Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; ANTIVIRUS AGENT;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HERPES SIMPLEX; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 1; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 2; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; IN VITRO STUDY; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION; NUCLEIC ACID PROBE; PERINATAL INFECTION; SERODIAGNOSIS; SKIN DEFECT; VIRUS CULTURE; WESTERN BLOTTING;

EID: 33845336144     PISSN: 01964399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinmicnews.2006.11.005     Document Type: Article

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