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Positive cutaneous herpes simplex virus nucleic acid test

MedGen UID:
1053555
•Concept ID:
CN377373
•
Finding
HPO: HP:6000541

Definition

Detection of cutaneous herpes simplex virus nucleic acid in the skin by a method such as polymerase chain reaction. The sample is usually obtained by cutaneous swabs from skin lesions. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVPositive cutaneous herpes simplex virus nucleic acid test

Recent clinical studies

Diagnosis

Performance evaluation of the Aptima HSV-1 and 2 assay for the detection of HSV in cutaneous and mucocutaneous lesion specimens.
Sam SS, Caliendo AM, Ingersoll J, Abdul-Ali D, Kraft CS
J Clin Virol 2018 Feb-Mar;99-100:1-4. Epub 2017 Dec 13 doi: 10.1016/j.jcv.2017.12.006. PMID: 29253834
Multicenter Evaluation of Meridian Bioscience HSV 1&2 Molecular Assay for Detection of Herpes Simplex Virus 1 and 2 from Clinical Cutaneous and Mucocutaneous Specimens.
Faron ML, Ledeboer NA, Patel A, Beqa SH, Yen-Lieberman B, Kohn D, Leber AL, Mayne D, Northern WI, Buchan BW
J Clin Microbiol 2016 Aug;54(8):2008-13. Epub 2016 May 18 doi: 10.1128/JCM.00483-16. PMID: 27194690Free PMC Article

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