Abstract:
:The description and evaluation of a PCR-based assay for the detection and species identification of the eight known human herpesviruses are presented. Two primer pairs targeting well-conserved regions of the genome allowed the amplification of the DNAs of all known human herpesviruses at a high level of sensitivity (10 to 100 genome copies for most viruses). Identification of the virus species was achieved through restriction enzyme digestion with BamHI and BstUI, which yielded fragment sizes that were characteristic for each herpesvirus. Furthermore, it was demonstrated that this restriction enzyme panel allowed the discrimination between human herpesvirus 6 variant A and variant B. This assay format was validated over the course of 1 year in a clinical virology laboratory setting, where it was shown that it readily detected human herpesviruses, including occasional multiple infections, in a variety of clinical samples. The PCR assay was compared to isolation and electron microscopy for the detection of herpes simplex (HSV) and varicella-zoster virus (VZV) in clinical samples. All specimens positive by conventional methods were also positive by PCR. However, in a number of clinical specimens in which HSV or VZV could not be detected by conventional methods, PCR was able to demonstrate the presence of the virus.
journal_name
J Clin Microbioljournal_title
Journal of clinical microbiologyauthors
Johnson G,Nelson S,Petric M,Tellier Rdoi
10.1128/JCM.38.9.3274-3279.2000subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2000-09-01 00:00:00pages
3274-9issue
9eissn
0095-1137issn
1098-660Xjournal_volume
38pub_type
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