title: Does asymptomatic shedding of herpes simplex virus on the ocular surface lead to false-positive diagnostic PCR results?
authors.forename: Julie F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Leigh
authors.forename: Nisha
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Acharya
authors.forename: Vicky
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Cevallos
authors.forename: Todd P
authors.initials: TP
authors.lastname: Margolis
mesh_terms: D003315:Cornea / Q000821:virology; D004279:DNA, Viral / Q000032:analysis; D005189:False Positive Reactions; D006801:Humans; D016849:Keratitis, Herpetic / Q000175:diagnosis*; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D018139:Simplexvirus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D017201:Virus Shedding
chemical_list: D004279:DNA, Viral