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Comparison of the sensitivity of a 24 h-shell vial assay, and conventional tube culture, in the isolation of Herpes simplex virus – 1 from corneal scrapings

BACKGROUND: Herpes simplex keratitis is a sight threatening ocular infection. A rapid and specific diagnosis is essential for the institution of specific antiviral therapy and to avoid complications that can arise from misdiagnosis and inappropriate treatment. Though a variety of techniques are avai...

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Autores principales: Athmanathan, Sreedharan, Bandlapally, Sesha Reddy, Rao, Gullapalli N
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2002
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC99050/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11882256
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1472-6890-2-1