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Multicenter Evaluation of the Simplexa VZV Direct Assay for Detection of Varicella-Zoster Virus in Cerebrospinal Fluid and Lesion-Swab Specimens

Multicenter Evaluation of the Simplexa VZV Direct Assay for Detection of Varicella-Zoster Virus in Cerebrospinal Fluid and Lesion-Swab Specimens

Authors: Pancholi P, Relich RF, Chandrasekaran S, Dunn JJ, Granato PA, Harrington AT, Hansen GT, Ledeboer NA, Li Q, Sims MD, Uphoff TS, Greene W, Young S, Dhiman N.

J Clin Microbiol. 2022 Mar 14:e0235521. doi: 10.1128/jcm.02355-21. Online ahead of print.

Specialties: Infectious disease

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