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IDEIA™ HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS (HSV)

Code: K605711

Introduction
IDEIA™ HSV is a amplified EIA for the detection of herpes simplex virus.

This kit will perform 96 tests

Principle of the Test
IDEIA™ HSV is a highly sensitive and specific amplified EIA for the detection of herpes simplex virus (HSV) in human clinical samples. The test utilizes HSV-specific monoclonal antibodies reactive with HSV 1 and HSV 2 strains in human clinical samples from symptomatic patients.
HSV is an enveloped, DNA-containing virus morphologically similar to the other members of the genus Herpesviridae. Two antigenically distinct types are recognised, designated type 1 and type 2. HSV types 1 and 2 are frequently implicated in superficial infections of the oral cavity, the skin, the eye and the genitalia1, 2. Infections of the central nervous system (meningoencephalitis) and severe generalised infections in the neonate or immunocompromised patient are also seen, though more rarely. After the primary infection has resolved the virus may exist in a latent form in nervous tissue, from where it may re-emerge, under certain conditions, to cause a recurrence of the symptoms.
IDEIA™ HSV provides all the necessary reagents to detect HSV in clinical specimens. The test can be performed in less than two hours using conventional enzyme immunoassay instrumentation and procedures and gives excellent overall sensitivity (93.6%) and specificity (97.8%) relative to cell culture reference methods.