Use of a corneal impression membrane and PCR for the detection of herpes simplex virus type-1.

CONCLUSIONS: In suspected HSK, a CIM is a useful alternative to a swab and more likely to detect the presence of HSV-1.
PMID: 31355739 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Journal of Medical Microbiology - July 28, 2019 Category: Microbiology Authors: Brunner M, Somerville T, Corless CE, Myneni J, Rajhbeharrysingh T, Tiew S, Neal T, Kaye SB Tags: J Med Microbiol Source Type: research