A prospective study of the polymerase chain reaction for detection of herpes simplex virus in cerebrospinal fluid submitted to the Clinical Virology Laboratory

[57] Sequencing end-labeled DNA with base-specific chemical cleavages

1980 • 15,302 citations

Avoiding false positives with PCR

1989 • 3,564 citations

The Polymerase Chain Reaction

1990 • 1,198 citations

Use of uracil DNA glycosylase to control carry-over contamination in polymerase chain reactions

1990 • 953 citations

Rapid diagnosis of herpes simplex encephalitis by nested polymerase chain reaction assay of cerebrospinal fluid

1991 • 549 citations

A Controlled Trial Comparing Vidarabine with Acyclovir in Neonatal Herpes Simplex Virus Infection

1991 • 386 citations

Herpes Simplex Virus Encephalitis: Laboratory Evaluations and Their Diagnostic Significance

1982 • 382 citations

Viral Encephalitis

1990 • 302 citations

Rapid detection of herpes-simplex-virus DNA in cerebrospinal fluid of patients with herpes simplex encephalitis

1990 • 289 citations

Polymerase chain reaction: trenches to benches

1991 • 220 citations

Diseases that mimic herpes simplex encephalitis. Diagnosis, presentation, and outcome. NIAD Collaborative Antiviral Study Group.

1989 • 204 citations

Detection of Viral DNA in Neonatal Herpes Simplex Virus Infections: Frequent and Prolonged Presence in Serum and Cerebrospinal Fluid

1991 • 201 citations

Post-PCR sterilization: a method to control carryover contamination for the polymerase chain reaction

1991 • 159 citations

Amplification and characterization of herpesvirus DNA in cerebrospinal fluid from patients with acute encephalitis

1991 • 145 citations

Colorimetric detection of specific DNA segments amplified by polymerase chain reactions.

1989 • 143 citations

Establishment of PCR for the early diagnosis of herpes simplex encephalitis

1990 • 120 citations

Rapid Detection of Cutaneous Herpes Simplex Virus Infection with the Polymerase Chain Reaction

1989 • 119 citations

Herpes Simplex Virus Type 1 DNA in Cerebrospinal Fluid of a Patient with Mollaret's Meningitis

1991 • 116 citations

Herpes Simplex Virus Infections of the Nervous System

1984 • 111 citations

Polymerase Chain Reaction

2016 • 107 citations

Detection of HSV-specific DNA in biopsy tissue of patients with erythema multiforme by polymerase chain reaction

1992 • 98 citations

Identification of herpes simplex virus DNA in lesions of erythema multiforme by the polymerase chain reaction

1991 • 90 citations

Diagnosis of herpes encephalitis via Southern blotting of cerebrospinal fluid DNA amplified by polymerase chain reaction

1990 • 73 citations

Detection of Antibodies to Herpes Simplex Virus in the Cerebrospinal Fluid of Patients with Herpes Simplex Encephalitis

1987 • 68 citations

Detection of Antigen to Herpes Simplex Virus in Cerebrospinal Fluid from Patients with Herpes Simplex Encephalitis

1987 • 68 citations

Antibodies to Herpes-Simplex Virus in the Cerebrospinal Fluid of Patients With Herpetic Encephalitis

1974 • 63 citations

Diseases that mimic herpes simplex encephalitis. Diagnosis, presentation, and outcome. NIAD Collaborative Antiviral Study Group

1989 • 61 citations

Yes, Brain Biopsy Should Be a Prerequisite for Herpes Simplex Encephalitis Treatment

1987 • 46 citations

Autopsy neuropathological findings in ‘burnt out’ herpes simplex encephalitis and use of the polymerase chain reaction to detect viral DNA

1991 • 36 citations

The polymerase chain reaction

1989 • 34 citations

Detection of viral antigens in cerebrospinal fluid of patients with herpes simplex virus encephalitis

1987 • 28 citations

Use of the polymerase chain reaction in the diagnosis of unsuspected herpes simplex viral pneumonia: Report of a case

1990 • 26 citations

No, Brain Biopsy Need Not Be Done in Every Patient Suspected of Having Herpes Simplex Encephalitis

1987 • 26 citations

Diagnosis of herpes simplex virus encephalitis by detection of virus-specific immunoglobulins A and G in serum and cerebrospinal fluid by using an antibody-capture enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay

1989 • 22 citations

HSV-specific serum/CSF antibody ratio in association with HSV serum IgM antibodies in diagnosis of herpes encephalitis in infants.

1983 • 12 citations

Demonstration of herpes simplex virus DNA in CSF cells by in situ hybridization for early diagnosis of herpes encephalitis

1990 • 11 citations

Rapid diagnosis of herpes encephalitis by enzyme immuno-assay

1987 • 7 citations

Deleted Work

1955 • 0 citations