title: Clinical inquiries. What is the best test to detect herpes in skin lesions?
authors.affiliation: Naval Branch Health Clinic, Iwakuni, Japan.
authors.forename: Michele
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sullivan
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sams
authors.forename: Barbara
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Jamieson
authors.forename: James
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Holt
mesh_terms: D004279:DNA, Viral / Q000032:analysis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006561:Herpes Simplex / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000821:virology; D006801:Humans; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D018139:Simplexvirus / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D012867:Skin / Q000821:virology*
chemical_list: D004279:DNA, Viral