An immunofluorescence test for diagnosis of ophthalmic herpes in a mouse corneal model Imunofluorescência para diagnóstico de herpes oftálmico usando como modelo córneas de camundongos infectados

An immunofluorescence test for diagnosis of ophthalmic herpes in a mouse corneal model Imunofluorescência para diagnóstico de herpes oftálmico usando como modelo córneas de camundongos infectados

Herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) ophthalmic disease is the most common cause of corneal blindness in humans world-wide. Current culture techniques for HSV take several days and commercially available HSV laboratory based diagnostic techniques vary in sensitivity. Our study was conducted to evalua...

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Main Authors: Sílvia Regina Ferreira Gonçalves Pereira, Fernando Portela Câmara, Maria Angélica Arpon Marandino Guimarães, Leonardo Vieira Neto, Daniel Segenreich, Antônio Carlos da Costa Guimarães, Vera Lucia Antunes Chagas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2007-04-01
Series:Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
Subjects:
Herpes simplex virus type 1
Ophthalmic herpes
Murine model
Monoclonal antibodies
Indirect immunofluorescence
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