Rapid and sensitive detection of varicella zoster virus in saliva of patients with herpes zoster

Journal of Virological Methods

Volumn 193, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 128-130

  Mehta, Satish K ^a   Tyring, Stephen K ^b   Cohrs, Randall J ^c   Gilden, Don ^c   Feiveson, Alan H ^d   Lechler, Kayla J ^d   Pierson, Duane L ^d  

^a Enterprise Advisory Services Inc   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d NASA JOHNSON SPACE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

DNA; PCR; Saliva; Varicella zoster virus

Indexed keywords

CELL DNA; VIRUS DNA;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DNA EXTRACTION; FEMALE; HERPES ZOSTER; HUMAN; MALE; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALIVA ANALYSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VARICELLA ZOSTER VIRUS; VIRUS DETECTION;

DNA; PCR; SALIVA; VARICELLA ZOSTER VIRUS;

ADULT; AGED; DNA, VIRAL; ENCEPHALITIS, VARICELLA ZOSTER; FEMALE; HERPES ZOSTER; HERPESVIRUS 3, HUMAN; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SALIVA; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPECIMEN HANDLING; TIME FACTORS; VIROLOGY; YOUNG ADULT;

GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; HERPES ZOSTER; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 3;

EID: 84879700301     PISSN: 01660934     EISSN: 18790984     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jviromet.2013.05.019     Document Type: Article

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