Research Article
Detection of Herpes Simplex and Varicella-Zoster Virus in Clinical Specimens by Multiplex Real-Time PCR and Melting Curve Analysis
Table 4
Clinical and laboratory findings of the patients positive for the presence of HSV or VZV DNA in CSF by PCR.
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Immunocompromised patients include patients who were diagnosed with hematologic malignancy (acute myeloid leukemia, diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, and essential thrombocythemia), solid tumor (breast cancer and cervical cancer), rheumatoid arthritis treated with methotrexate, and diabetes mellitus. HSV: herpes simplex virus; VZV: varicella-zoster virus. |