Detection of herpes simplex virus by the Kodak SureCell Herpes Test
- 1 September 1990
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Society for Microbiology in Journal of Clinical Microbiology
- Vol. 28 (9) , 2117-2119
- https://doi.org/10.1128/jcm.28.9.2117-2119.1990
Abstract
The Kodak SureCell Herpes Test Kit (SC-HSV) was evaluated in high-risk sexually transmitted disease clinic population. A total of 97 lesion specimens (from 94 patients) were tested for the presence of herpes simplex virus by SC-HSV and by spin-amplified tissue culture confirmed by an enzyme immunoassay. The overall sensitivity of SC-HSV compared with that of spin-amplified tissue culture-enzyme immunoassay was 81.1%; the specificity was 100%. For vesicular lesions only, SC-HSV sensitivity was 100%; for nonvesicular lesions, sensitivity was 75.6%. SC-HSV was rapid (< 15 min) and was very easy to perform.This publication has 15 references indexed in Scilit:
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