Real-time PCR for type-specific identification of herpes simplex in clinical samples: Evaluation of type-specific results in the context of CNS diseases

Journal of Clinical Virology

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 87-91

  Meylan, Sylvain ^c   Robert, Daniel ^b   Estrade, Christine ^a   Grimbuehler, Valérie ^a   Péter, Olivier ^b   Meylan, Pascal R ^a   Sahli, Roland ^a  

^a LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^b Hôpitaux Valaisans   (Switzerland)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Encephalitis; Herpes simplex; Meningitis; Type specific real time PCR

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM INFECTION; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENCEPHALITIS; HERPES SIMPLEX; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 1; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 2; HUMAN; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; MENINGITIS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

BASE SEQUENCE; DNA PROBES; ENCEPHALITIS, VIRAL; HERPES SIMPLEX; HERPESVIRUS 1, HUMAN; HERPESVIRUS 2, HUMAN; HUMANS; MENINGITIS, VIRAL; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; VIRAL ENVELOPE PROTEINS;

EID: 38749086803     PISSN: 13866532     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcv.2007.10.010     Document Type: Article

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