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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
7
pubmed:dateCreated
2009-6-2
pubmed:abstractText
A real-time PCR assay was developed to identify varicella-zoster virus (VZV) and herpes simplex virus (HSV) DNA in clinical specimens from subjects with suspected herpes zoster (HZ; shingles). Three sets of primers and probes were used in separate PCR reactions to detect and discriminate among wild-type VZV (VZV-WT), Oka vaccine strain VZV (VZV-Oka), and HSV DNA, and the reaction for each virus DNA was multiplexed with primers and probe specific for the human beta-globin gene to assess specimen adequacy. Discrimination of all VZV-WT strains, including Japanese isolates and the Oka parent strain, from VZV-Oka was based upon a single nucleotide polymorphism at position 106262 in ORF 62, resulting in preferential amplification by the homologous primer pair. The assay was highly sensitive and specific for the target virus DNA, and no cross-reactions were detected with any other infectious agent. With the PCR assay as the gold standard, the sensitivity of virus culture was 53% for VZV and 77% for HSV. There was 92% agreement between the clinical diagnosis of HZ by the Clinical Evaluation Committee and the PCR assay results.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
1096-9071
pubmed:author
pubmed-author:AbrahamKatalin GKG, pubmed-author:AntonelloJoseph MJM, pubmed-author:ArbeitRobert DRD, pubmed-author:ArnoldBeth ABA, pubmed-author:CheneyCarolC, pubmed-author:DavisLarry ELE, pubmed-author:GelbLawrence DLD, pubmed-author:GershonAnne AAA, pubmed-author:GreenTinaT, pubmed-author:HarbeckeRuthR, pubmed-author:IpCharlotteC, pubmed-author:JohnsonGary RGR, pubmed-author:KellerPaul MPM, pubmed-author:LevinMyron JMJ, pubmed-author:ManoffSusanS, pubmed-author:OxmanMichael NMN, pubmed-author:PachuckiConstance TCT, pubmed-author:PetrukhinLubaL, pubmed-author:SchmaderKenneth EKE, pubmed-author:ShawAlanA, pubmed-author:Shingles Prevention Study Group, pubmed-author:SimberkoffMichael SMS, pubmed-author:StrausStephen ESE, pubmed-author:TanCharlesC, pubmed-author:WangHuiH, pubmed-author:WangYueY, pubmed-author:WeinbergAdrianaA, pubmed-author:WilliamsHeather MHM, pubmed-author:WrightPeter FPF
pubmed:copyrightInfo
Published 2009 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
81
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1310-22
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2009
pubmed:articleTitle
A real-time PCR assay to identify and discriminate among wild-type and vaccine strains of varicella-zoster virus and herpes simplex virus in clinical specimens, and comparison with the clinical diagnoses.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Veterans Affairs San Diego Healthcare System, San Diego, California, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't, Evaluation Studies