Comparison of quantitations of viral load in varicella and zoster.
- 1 June 2000
- journal article
- research article
- Vol. 38 (6) , 2447-9
Abstract
The pathogenesis of varicella and zoster and the effects of antiviral treatment were investigated using real-time PCR for varicella-zoster virus (VZV) DNA in skin lesions and peripheral blood. A higher occurrence of viremic VZV DNA was observed in varicella than in zoster. Acyclovir treatment resulted in marked suppression of viremia in varicella.This publication has 6 references indexed in Scilit:
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