title: Varicella zoster virus DNA in throat swabs.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatrics, Showa Hospital, Kohnan, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ozaki
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Miwata
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Matsui
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kido
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yamanishi
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D004279:DNA, Viral