[Virologic diagnosis of cutaneomucous herpes].
The virological diagnosis of herpes simplex infection rests on the demonstration of the virus or its constituents in lesions of the skin and/or mucous membranes. The reference method is isolation of the virus in cell cultures, but the recent development of enzyme immunoassays has led to a rapid and highly specific diagnosis. The present possibility of a selective and affective treatment enhances the value of an accurate virological diagnosis.
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Laboratoire de virologie, hôpital Trousseau, Paris.
D006561:Herpes Simplex / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D012874:Skin Diseases, Infectious / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology*; D014773:Virology / Q000379:methods