Herpes Simplex Virus in Ocular,Nasal,and Oral Secretions of Patients with Herpetic Keratitis

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VIRUS DE HERPETE SIMPLICE IN SECRETIONES OCULAR, NASAL, E ORAL DE PATIENTES CON KERATITIS HERPETIC.—Le secretiones ocular, nasal, e oral de patientes con keratitis herpetic esseva examinate pro le presentia de virus de herpete simplice a base de inoculationes del specimens ad in primari monostratos histocultural de ren de conilio. Virus esseva constatate in grattages corneal ab 79 pro cento del patientes con ulceres dendritic—con positivitate in specimens colligite solmente un die e usque ad 44 dies post le declaration del symptomas. Tamen, solmente 17 a 20 pro cento del tamponages conjunctival contineva virus, e virus esseva isolate ab secretiones nasal in solmente un occasion e ab secretiones oral in solmente duo. Le studio indica que le quantitate de virus presente in iste secretiones es micre e que iste patientes non constitue un risco plus grande de infection que illo associate con le vector "normal". Viste que iste lesiones ocular pote esser presente sin esser tractate durante longe periodos de tempore, susceptibile membros de familia—per contrasto con subjectos in contacto solmente occasional-es definitemente impericulate.

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