Herpes simples (HSV-1/2, HHV-1/2)

Herpes simplex virus type 1 and type 2 (HSV-1, HSV-2), members of the herpes virus family, are double stranded DNA viruses causing several diseases in humans like cold sores, or encephalitis.

The LightMix^® Kit is based on the amplification of a fragment of the polymerase gene, containing a variable region which is used for the differentiation between HSV-1 and 2. In the melting curve analyis the higher melting peak represents HSV-1. The CP values are nearly not affected by the differences in the melting temperature hence reporting very similair CP values for viral DNA from either HSV-1 or 2.

References

Espy MJ, Uhl JR, Mitchell PS, Thorvilson JN, Svien KA, Wold AD, Smith TF. Diagnosis of herpes simplex virus infections in the clinical laboratory by LightCycler PCR. J Clin Microbiol.38 (2000) 795-799

Detection and subtyping of Herpes simplex virus in clinical samples by LightCycler PCR, enzyme immunoassay and cell culture. Burrows, J., Nitsche, A. Bayly, B., Walker, E. Higgins, G., and Kok, TW. BMC Microbiology 2002, 2:12

Detection of HSV-1/-2, VZV, EBV and CMV by a set of LightCycler PCRs Performed in Parallel within a Single Run. Stöcher, M., Leb, V. Bosic, M.,Kessler, H. Halwachs-Baumann, G., Landt, O., Stekel, H. and Berg, J., J Clin Virol26 (2003) 85-93

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