Rapid Diagnosis of Varicella-Zoster Infections by Agar-Gel Diffusion
- 1 August 1972
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in The Journal of Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 126 (2) , 193-195
- https://doi.org/10.1093/infdis/126.2.193
Abstract
Vesicular fluid and crusts from patients with clinical varicella, zoster, and other vesicular skin eruptions were tested by the gel-precipitin technique for demonstration of specific antigen. With use of reactive varicella-zoster (V-Z) antigen as a control and corresponding antisera, the gel test proved to be a simple, specific, and sensitive procedure for the rapid diagnosis of V-Z infections.Keywords
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