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Diagnostic aspects of human alphaherpesvirus infections in dermato-venerology
Folkers, E.
Publication date
1999
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Folkers, E. (1999). Diagnostic aspects of human alphaherpesvirus infections in
dermato-venerology.
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Contents
Chapter 1 General introduction
page 9
1.1 Herpesviruses, important to mankind 9
1.2 Role of human herpesvirus infections in dermato-venereology 10
1.3 Microbiology of herpetic infection 16 1.4 Methodology for diagnosing herpetic infections 17
1.5 Aim and outline of this thesis 2 5
C h a p t e r 2 Tzanck smear a n d viral culture in diagnosis of herpes 33 simplex virus a n d varicella-zoster virus infection
2.1 A rapid diagnostic test (Tzanck test) to exclude herpesvirus infections 35 in vesicles, blisters and pustules
2.2 Diagnostic value of Tzanck smear in herpetic and non-herpetic 41 vesicular and bullous skin disorders in pediatric practice
2.3 Tzanck smear in diagnosing genital herpes 51 2.4 Diagnosis and treatment of pustular disorders in the neonate 63
Chapter 3 Immunogold electron microscopy in diagnosis of herpes 87
simplex virus and varicella-zoster virus infection
3.1 The use of colloidal gold immunoelectron microscopy to diagnose 89 varicella-zoster virus (VZV) infections by rapid discrimination
between VZV, HSV-1 and HSV-2
3.2 Improved detection of HSV by electron microscopy in clinical 107 specimens using ultracentrifugation and colloidal gold
immuno-electron microscopy: comparison with viral culture and cytodiagnosis
3.3 Rapid diagnosis in varicella and herpes zoster: re-evaluation of 125 direct smear (Tzanck test) and electron microscopy including
colloidal gold immuno-electron microscopy in comparison with virus isolation
3.4 Immunoelectron microscopy for rapid diagnosis of varicella-zoster 137 virus in a complicated case of human T-Cell lymphotropic virus
type 1 infection
Addendum Addendum to chapter 3. 1 4 7
A simple storage system for EM grids. Quality management in complicated EM studies for research and routine diagnosis
