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Genotyping of herpes simplex virus type 1 strains isolated from ocular materials of patients with herpetic keratitis.
Journal of medical virology - 1 Sept 2003
Umene Kenichi, Inoue Tomoyuki, Inoue Yoshitsugu, Shimomura Yoshikazu
Abstract excerpt
Herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) is the etiological agent of herpetic keratitis. The epithelial form ("epithelial keratitis") is attributed mainly to destruction of the epithelium through active viral replication within the epithelium. The stromal form ("stromal keratitis") is associated with...
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