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This test is for specimens obtained from cutaneous or mucocutaneous lesions form symptomatic patients. Useful for direct detection and differentiation of HSV-1 and HSV-2 DNA in cutaneous and mucocutaneous lesions from symptomatic patients.
HSV infections can cause lesions at a variety of cutaneous and mucocutaneous sites. These lesions can be a result of the primary infection by the virus or they can result from a reactivation of the latent virus, causing recurrent episodes of the disease. HSV-1 and HSV-1 are distinct forms of HSV. HSV-2 is the most common cause of genitial infections; HSV-1 is commonly associated with other disease locations although both serotypes have been shown to cause disease in all locations of the body.