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Polymerase Chain Reaction Analysis and Oligoclonal Antibody in the Cerebrospinal Fluid From 34 Patients With Varicella-Zoster Virus Infection of the Nervous System JNNP 77:938-942, Gregoire,S.M.,et al, 2006 See this aricle in Pubmed Article Abstract Amplification of VZV DNA by PCR in the CSF and antigen-driven immunoblots have important diagnostic value in suspected VZV infection, although their presence depends on the timing of the CSF sampling. VZV is thought to be a causative agent in unexplained cases of meningitis associated with radiculitis or focal CNS symptoms, even in the absence of skin manifestations. In such patients, rapid diagnosis by this combined approach permits early antiviral treatment.

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