The differential diagnosis of herpes simplex and zoster may require virological confirmation, yet virus typing is not regarded as necessary in routine dermatological assessment. In an attempt to evaluate the clinical benefits of the routine detection of herpes simplex virus (HSV) and varicella zoste
Detection of varicella-zoster virus DNA by polymerase chain reaction in cerebrospinal fluid of patients with herpes zoster meningitis
โ Scribed by H. Shoji; Y. Honda; I. Murai; Y. Sato; K. Oizumi; R. Hondo
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1992
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 230 KB
- Volume
- 239
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0340-5354
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