Genital co-infection with herpes simplex viruses type 1 and 2: Comparison of real-time PCR assay and traditional viral isolation methods

Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 581-584

  Perkins, Dana ^a   Chong, Haengcha ^a   Irvine, Barbara ^a   Domagalski, Jason ^a  

^a MADIGAN ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Co infection; Herpes; HSV; PCR; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

VIRUS DNA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; FEMALE GENITAL SYSTEM; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; GENETICS; HERPES SIMPLEX; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 1; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 2; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METHODOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VIROLOGY;

ADULT; DNA, VIRAL; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; GENITALIA, FEMALE; HERPES SIMPLEX; HERPESVIRUS 1, HUMAN; HERPESVIRUS 2, HUMAN; HUMANS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

HERPES; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 1; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 2; SIMPLEXVIRUS;

EID: 34547361394     PISSN: 15821838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1582-4934.2007.00045.x     Document Type: Article

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