dc.contributor.author | Sullivan, Michele | eng |
dc.contributor.author | Sams, Richard, II | eng |
dc.contributor.author | Jamieson, Barbara | eng |
dc.date.issued | 2006 | eng |
dc.description.abstract | Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) techniques appear to be more sensitive and specific in detecting herpes simplex virus (HSV) in genital lesions (strength of recommendation [SOR]: A, based on 2 diagnostic cohort studies); however, viral culture remains the gold standard (SOR: C, based on expert opinion). Studies of serologic and antibody detection tests report higher sensitivities than viral culture (SOR: C, based on consensus guidelines). Cytologic tests such as the Tzanck smear and Papanicolaou (Pap) smear have poor sensitivities and specificities and should not be relied upon for a diagnosis of genital herpes (SOR: C, based on expert opinion). | eng |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10355/3574 | eng |
dc.language | English | eng |
dc.publisher | Family Physicians Inquiries Network | eng |
dc.relation.ispartofcollection | Clinical Inquiries, 2006 (MU) | eng |
dc.relation.ispartofcommunity | University of Missouri--Columbia. School of Medicine. Department of Family and Community Medicine. Family Physicians Inquiries Network | eng |
dc.relation.ispartofseries | Journal of family practice, 55, no. 04 (April 2006) | eng |
dc.rights | OpenAccess. | eng |
dc.rights.license | This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 License. | eng |
dc.subject | cytologic tests | eng |
dc.subject | viral culture | eng |
dc.subject | polymerase chain reaction (PCR) | eng |
dc.subject.lcsh | Polymerase chain reaction -- Diagnostic use | eng |
dc.subject.lcsh | herpes simplex virus | eng |
dc.subject.lcsh | Skin -- Diseases | eng |
dc.subject.lcsh | Serodiagnosis | eng |
dc.subject.lcsh | Cytodiagnosis | eng |
dc.subject.mesh | Serologic Tests | eng |
dc.title | What is the best test to detect herpes in skin lesions? | eng |
dc.type | Article | eng |