Development of a multiplex polymerase chain reaction for detection and typing of major human herpesviruses in cerebrospinal fluid

Canadian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 53, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1117-1122

  Bergallo, Massimiliano ^a   Costa, Cristina ^a   Margio, Samuela ^a   Sidoti, Francesca ^a   Terlizzi, Maria Elena ^a   Cavallo, Rossana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Central nervous system infections; Herpesviruses; Multiplex PCR

Indexed keywords

BIOASSAY; BODY FLUIDS; DNA; DRUG PRODUCTS; MICROBIOLOGY; NEUROLOGY; VIRUSES;

CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM INFECTIONS; HERPESVIRUSES; MULTIPLEX POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ENZYME ACTIVITY;

DETECTION METHOD; NERVOUS SYSTEM; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VIRAL DISEASE; VIRUS;

ARTICLE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM INFECTION; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; EPSTEIN BARR VIRUS; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 1; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 2; HUMAN; HUMAN CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 6; HUMAN TISSUE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VARICELLA ZOSTER VIRUS; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS TYPING;

CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; ENCEPHALITIS, VIRAL; FEMALE; HERPESVIRIDAE; HERPESVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MENINGITIS, VIRAL; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

HERPESVIRIDAE; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 1; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 2; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 3; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 4; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 5; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 6;

EID: 36548998509     PISSN: 00084166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/W07-074     Document Type: Article

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