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Molecular characterization of clinical varicella-zoster strains from India and differentiation from the oka vaccine strain.
Japanese journal of infectious diseases - 1 Jan 2008
Kaushik Karishma S, Lahiri Kunak K, Chumber Sushil K, Gupta Rajiv M, Kumar Satish, Kapila Ketoki, Karade Santosh
Abstract excerpt
With the introduction of varicella vaccination in India, surveillance of circulating varicella-zoster strains has gained significance. The aim of the present study was to achieve molecular characterization of circulating varicella-zoster virus (VZV) strains and differentiation from the Oka vaccine strain. In this study, the genotype of 100 clinical VZV strains was analyzed. Vesicle fluid was collected from...
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