Klapper P E, Cleator G M, Dennett C, Lewis A G
Department of Pathological Sciences, University of Manchester, England.
J Med Virol. 1990 Dec;32(4):261-4. doi: 10.1002/jmv.1890320413.
Herpes simplex virus thymidine kinase gene specific polymerase chain reaction (PCR) amplification of DNA extracted from lumbar cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and Southern blotting (SB) were evaluated as a method for the diagnosis of herpes simplex encephalitis (HSE). Positive PCR-SB results were obtained with CSF samples from 9 of 10 patients (11 of 12 CSF specimens) with proven herpes encephalitis as early as 2 days after onset of neurological illness. Our data support the suggestion that PCR techniques may provide a clinically relevant "non-invasive" method for the diagnosis of HSE.
对从腰椎脑脊液(CSF)中提取的DNA进行单纯疱疹病毒胸苷激酶基因特异性聚合酶链反应(PCR)扩增以及Southern印迹法(SB),作为诊断单纯疱疹性脑炎(HSE)的一种方法进行了评估。在10例经证实的疱疹性脑炎患者中,有9例患者(12份CSF标本中的11份)的CSF样本早在神经疾病发作后2天就获得了PCR-SB阳性结果。我们的数据支持以下观点,即PCR技术可能为HSE的诊断提供一种临床相关的“非侵入性”方法。