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Scholars Journal of Applied Medical Sciences | Volume-4 | Issue-12
Herpes Simplex Virus Genotyping in Neurological abnormalities-Clinical Relevance for Disease Monitoring
Rekha Gorkela, Sachin Kumar, Anchal Chaurasia, Binish Jawed, Mukta Sehgal, Meenakshi Bahuguna, Vatsal Prashar, Indu Bushan, Manish Dev Sharma, Narotam Sharma
Published: Dec. 30, 2016 | 231 132
DOI: 10.36347/sjams.2016.v04i12.056
Pages: 4488-4489
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Abstract
Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV) is an important etiological agent for Neurological disorders like meningitis, seizures etc. Current work includes the molecular reveling of HSV 1 and 2 in CSF specimens. 13 cases of CSF were processed for the typing of HSV by Real Time PCR and out of which 03 cases came positive. All the positive cases were HSV genotype-1. Advanced biotechnological tools promises fast, accurate and timely diagnosis of such viral diseases for further prognosis.