title: Differential diagnosis of herpetiform vesicles by a non-invasive, molecular method using crusts or blister roofs: Sensitivity, specificity and likelihood ratio.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 700-8558, Okayama, Japan.
authors.forename: Tomoko
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Miyake
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 700-8558, Okayama, Japan.
authors.forename: Takenobu
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yamamoto
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 700-8558, Okayama, Japan.
authors.forename: Yoji
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hirai
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 700-8558, Okayama, Japan. Electronic address: keijiiwa@cc.okayama-u.ac.jp.
authors.forename: Keiji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Iwatsuki
mesh_terms: D001768:Blister / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000821:virology; D002644:Chickenpox / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000821:virology; D004279:DNA, Viral; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006561:Herpes Simplex / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000821:virology; D006562:Herpes Zoster / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000821:virology; D014645:Herpesvirus 3, Human; D006801:Humans; D006837:Hydroa Vacciniforme / Q000378:metabolism*; D016013:Likelihood Functions; D057089:Pathology, Molecular; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D018139:Simplexvirus
chemical_list: D004279:DNA, Viral
keywords: Herpes simplex; Herpes zoster; Hydroa vacciniforme; Molecular diagnosis; Viral transcript