Detection of varicella-zoster virus DNA
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Furuta, Yasushi; Fukuda, Satoshi; Suzuki, Seigo; Takasu, Tsuyoshi; Inuyama, Yuki
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Article
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1997
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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Varicella-zoster virus (VZV) reactivation without cutaneous vesicles (zoster sine herpete) has been demonstrated in 8 to 25% of patients with acute peripheral facial palsy (APFP) by serological methods. To make an early diagnosis of zoster sine herpete, VZV DNA in oropharyngeal swabs from patients w