Direct immunofluorescence for the diagnosis of legionellosis
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Direct immunofluorescence test for the diagnosis of genital herpesvirus infections.
Herpetic lesions of the genitalia may be confused clinically with other ulcerative, genital lesions. Direct immunofluorescence (FA) provides a rapid method of diagnosis, and the utility of this method for the diagnosis of genital ulcers was examined. One hundred and ten patients with genital lesions were examined by darkfield for syphilis and by FA and culture for herpes simplex virus (HSV) inf...
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عنوان ژورنال: Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases
سال: 1993
ISSN: 1180-2332
DOI: 10.1155/1993/909761