Alexandra Laughlin, C. Hawthorne
tlooto Summary
Immunoreactions were negative with HSV antisera in patients with other infections and in those in a normal control group and in patients with other infections and in those in a normal control group using the PAP technique.
Abstract
Human herpesvirus type 1 or herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) belongs to the herpetoviridae family, six members of which (human herpesviruses 1-6) have been linked to human ocular disease. HSV-1 is a large DNA enveloped virus, with a diameter 150-200 nm, comprising an internal core (containing a genome with c. 70 open reading frames), a surrounding icosahedral protein capsid, a tegument and an outer envelope.
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LAUGHLIN, Alexandra; HAWTHORNE, C. Herpes simplex keratitis. Visual Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2023, 145: 312–9.