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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 03 1997, 548-552, Vol 35, No. 3
Copyright © 1997 by the American Society for Microbiology. All rights reserved.

Evaluation of a quantitative competitive PCR assay for measuring herpes simplex virus DNA content in genital tract secretions

A Hobson, A Wald, N Wright and L Corey
Department of Laboratory Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, USA.

Previous studies have shown an association between the approximate titer of herpes simplex virus (HSV) DNA in clinical specimens and the ability to isolate HSV from genital secretions. To control for variance in amplification conditions, we developed a competitive quantitative PCR (QC PCR) for the detection of HSV DNA. The assay accurately measured from 10 to 10(6) copies of HSV DNA. We compared the QC PCR with our previous semiquantitative detection method and found concordance for 61 of 63 positive specimens. We also evaluated the HSV DNA content from individual swabs of genital secretions obtained from individual sites of the genital tract (cervix, vulva, and rectum) with that from one swab with secretions from all three sites. The concordance for detecting HSV DNA was 91%; for only 4 of 143 collection days was there a > 1 log difference between the two collection methods. A single swab with secretions from all three genital sites and evaluated in a QC PCR format can accurately measure the frequency of subclinical and clinical shedding of HSV and the titer of HSV shed from the genital region. Such an approach should be very useful in the evaluation of antiviral chemotherapy for HSV.


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