Comprehensive PCR-based assay for detection and species identification of human herpesviruses.

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 Microbiol

authors

Johnson G,Nelson S,Petric M,Tellier R

doi

10.1128/JCM.38.9.3274-3279.2000

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2000-09-01 00:00:00

pages

3274-9

issue

9

eissn

0095-1137

issn

1098-660X

journal_volume

38

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