Should varicella-zoster virus culture be eliminated? A comparison of direct immunofluorescence antigen detection, culture, and PCR, with a historical review

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 50, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 4120-4122

  Wilson, D A ^a   Yen Lieberman, B ^a   Schindler, S ^a   Asamoto, K ^a   Schold, J D ^a   Procop, G W ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUORESCEIN ISOTHIOCYANATE; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; VIRUS ANTIGEN;

ANTIGEN ANTIBODY COMPLEX; ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; CELL LABELING; FALSE NEGATIVE RESULT; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; FLUORESCENCE RESONANCE ENERGY TRANSFER; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VARICELLA ZOSTER VIRUS; VIRUS CULTURE; VIRUS IDENTIFICATION;

CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNIQUES; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, DIRECT; HERPESVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; HERPESVIRUS 3, HUMAN; HUMANS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VIRUS CULTIVATION;

HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 3;

EID: 84869221062     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: 1098660X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.06753-11     Document Type: Article

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