A commercial enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) for detection of herpes simplex
virus (HSV) antigen in clinical specimens and culture lysates was evaluated. A total of 1,155 …

Central nervous system infection due to herpes simplex virus (HSV) is a medical emergency
and requires rapid diagnosis and initiation of therapy. In this study, we compared a routine …

A new triplex real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay for Herpes simplex virus
(HSV)(artus HSV-1/2 TM PCR kit, QIAGEN) was evaluated. This assay simultaneously uses …

An immunofluorescence (FA) technique has been developed which can identify herpes
simplex virus (HSV) in clinical specimens and also type the virus directly as type 1 or type 2 …

ABSTRACT A total of 586 serum samples were used to evaluate the performance of type-
specific herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) commercial enzyme-linked immunosorbent …

The Difco Laboratories Cellmatics kit, an immune staining method for the detection of herpes
simplex virus after amplification in culture, was found to be 94.6%(138 of 146) sensitive and …

This study was conducted to assess the reliability of a commercial enzyme-linked viral
inducible system (ELVIS)(Diagnostic Hybrids, Inc., Athens, OH) for rapid detection and …

BACKGROUND: The novel IsoAmp® HSV Assay employs isothermal helicase-dependent
nucleic acid amplification and a user-friendly disposable test device to achieve rapid (< 1.5 …

Genital herpes simplex virus (HSV) is of major public health importance, as indicated by the
marked increase in the prevalence of genital herpes over the past two decades. Viral culture …

A commercial 4-h direct herpes simplex virus (HSV) antigen detection enzyme
immunoassay (EIA) kit (Du Pont Herpchek) was evaluated by using 273 clinical specimens …