Evaluation of the new HSV OligoGen kit for the diagnosis of HSV-1 and HSV-2: comparison with Roche LightCycler HSV ½ Qual Kit assay.
Samples from an STD Clinic with a prevalence of HSV infection of 3.37% (of them, 67% were primary infection) were used for this study.
Statistical data confirmed the usefulness and reliable results of this new assay.