Varicella zoster virus DNA in throat swabs.
Eighty-one throat swabs from 18 patients infected with varicella were tested for varicella zoster virus DNA by the polymerase chain reaction. The positive rates were 26.2% (11/42) during the incubation period and 89.7% (35/39) after clinical onset. The results indicate the pharynx is a site for early replication of the virus.
Ozaki
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Department of Paediatrics, Showa Hospital, Kohnan, Japan.
Miwata
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H
Matsui
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Y
Kido
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S
Yamanishi
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K
D000208:Acute Disease; D000293:Adolescent; D002644:Chickenpox / Q000382:microbiology*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004279:DNA, Viral / Q000032:analysis*; D005260:Female; D014645:Herpesvirus 3, Human / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D010614:Pharynx / Q000382:microbiology*; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction
D004279:DNA, Viral