Varicella zoster virus DNA in throat swabs.
case_series · Level IV
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Abstract
Eighty-one throat swabs from 18 patients infected with varicella were tested for varicella zoster virus DNA by the polymerase chain reaction. The positive rates were 26.2% (11/42) during the incubation period and 89.7% (35/39) after clinical onset. The results indicate the pharynx is a site for early replication of the virus.
Medical subject headings
- Chickenpox
- DNA, Viral
- Herpesvirus 3, Human
- Pharynx