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Detection of Herpes Viruses by PCR-Diagnostic Aspects

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The human herpes viruses, cytomegalovirus (CMV), herpes simplex types I and II, Epstein-Barr (EBV), varicella-zoster, and herpes virus type 6, comprise a group of medically important human pathogens.

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  1. Neurologische Klinik des Klinikum Steglitz, FU Berlin, Hindenburgdamm 30, 1000, Berlin 45, Germany

    Arndt Rolfs , Hermann Christian Schumacher  & Peter Marx ,  & 

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Shibata, D. (1991). Detection of Herpes Viruses by PCR-Diagnostic Aspects. In: Rolfs, A., Schumacher, H.C., Marx, P. (eds) PCR Topics. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-75924-6_22

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