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Varicella Zoster Virus Myelitis in Two Elderly Patients: Diagnostic Value of Nested Polymerase Chain Reaction Assay and Antibody Index for Cerebrospinal Fluid Specimens

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2013

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Teruyuki Takahashi, Masato Tamura, Kenji Miki, Mai Yamaguchi, Akira Kanno, Satoshi Nunomura, Chisei Ra, Takashi Tamiya, Satoshi Kamei, Toshiaki Takasu
Case Reports in Neurology

Abstract

The detection of VZV DNA in CSF by nested PCR assay and the evaluation of the antibody index to VZV had significant diagnostic value.

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