Diagnosis of Herpes Simplex Virus: Laboratory and Point-of-Care Techniques
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Laboratory techniques in the diagnosis of herpes simplex infection.
A. Introduction B. Clinical manifestations of genital herpes 1. Primary genital herpes 2. Non-primary first episodes 3. First episode reactivation 4. Recurrent genital herpes 5. Genital herpes in immunocompromised patients 6. Asymptomatic or unrecognised genital herpes 7. Genital herpes in pregnancy 8. Diagnostic testing of neonates C. Laboratory techniques to detect HSV 1. Viral culture a. Cul...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Infectious Disease Reports
سال: 2021
ISSN: 2036-7449
DOI: 10.3390/idr13020049