Varicella-Zoster Virus-Specific Enzyme-Linked Immunospot Assay Responses and Zoster-Associated Pain in Herpes Zoster Subjects
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Varicella - Zoster Virus ( Herpes Zoster ) Infections 23
Varicella-zoster virus is one of six herpesviruses isolated from humans. The core of a typical herpesvirus contains a linear, double-stranded DNA, whereas the viral capsid is icosadeltahedral and contains 162 capsomeres with a hole running down the long axis (1). The varicella-zoster virus (VZV) is associated with two distinct clinical syndromes: varicella (chickenpox) and herpes zoster (shingl...
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عنوان ژورنال: Clinical and Vaccine Immunology
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1556-6811,1556-679X
DOI: 10.1128/cvi.00095-12