Diagnostic Usefulness of Varicella-Zoster Virus Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction Analysis of DNA in Saliva and Plasma Specimens From Patients With Herpes Zoster | Zendy

Seong Yeon Park | Zendy; Ji Yeun Kim | Zendy; Jiae Kim | Zendy; JiSoo Kwon | Zendy; SunMi Kim | Zendy; Na Young Jeon | Zendy; MinChul Kim | Zendy; Yong Pil Chong | Zendy; SangOh Lee | Zendy; SangHo Choi | Zendy; Yang Soo Kim | Zendy; Jun Hee Woo | Zendy; SungHan Kim | Zendy

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Diagnostic Usefulness of Varicella-Zoster Virus Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction Analysis of DNA in Saliva and Plasma Specimens From Patients With Herpes Zoster

Author(s) -

Seong Yeon Park,

Ji Yeun Kim,

Jiae Kim,

JiSoo Kwon,

SunMi Kim,

Na Young Jeon,

MinChul Kim,

Yong Pil Chong,

SangOh Lee,

SangHo Choi,

Yang Soo Kim,

Jun Hee Woo,

SungHan Kim

Publication year - 2017

Publication title -

the journal of infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.69

H-Index - 252

eISSN - 1537-6613

pISSN - 0022-1899

DOI - 10.1093/infdis/jix508

Subject(s) - varicella zoster virus , polymerase chain reaction , saliva , virology , virus , real time polymerase chain reaction , medicine , herpesviridae , biology , viral disease , genetics , gene

We evaluated the diagnostic usefulness of polymerase chain reaction (PCR) analysis for detecting varicella-zoster virus (VZV) infection and reactivation of VZV, using DNA extracted from saliva and plasma specimens obtained from subjects with suspected herpes zoster and from healthy volunteers during stressful and nonstressful conditions.

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