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Comparative Study
. 1983 Aug;18(2):445-8.
doi: 10.1128/jcm.18.2.445-448.1983.

Comparison of direct immunofluorescence and direct immunoperoxidase procedures for detection of herpes simplex virus antigen in lesion specimens

N J Schmidt, J Dennis, V Devlin, D Gallo, J Mills
Comparative Study

Comparison of direct immunofluorescence and direct immunoperoxidase procedures for detection of herpes simplex virus antigen in lesion specimens

N J Schmidt et al. J Clin Microbiol. 1983 Aug.

Abstract

Direct immunofluorescence and direct immunoperoxidase staining were equally sensitive and specific for detection of herpes simplex virus antigen in lesion specimens, and each method showed 82% agreement with virus isolation results.

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