CSF pretreatment and the diagnosis of herpes encephalitis using the polymerase chain reaction
β Scribed by C. Dennett; P.E. Klapper; G.M. Cleator; A.G. Lewis
- Book ID
- 119115039
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1991
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 321 KB
- Volume
- 34
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0166-0934
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## Abstract Herpes simplex virus thymidine kinase gene specific polymerase chain reaction (PCR) amplification of DNA extracted from lumber cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and Southern blotting (SB) were evaluated as a method for the diagnosis of herpes simplex encephalitis (HSE). Positive PCRβSB results