A new assay for spotting the virus responsible for cold sores has been developed by scientists in Ireland.
It is estimated that between 60–95% of adults worldwide are infected with the herpes simplex virus-1 (HSV-1) and although the symptoms are usually limited to sores or blisters, in rare cases it can infect the central nervous system, which is fatal in 70% of untreated cases. If diagnosed early, antiviral therapy can lead to a positive outcome, thus emphasising the need for rapid diagnostic methods.
Interested to know more? Read the full article in Chemistry World here…
Rapid, highly sensitive detection of herpes simplex virus-1 using multiple antigenic peptide-coated superparamagnetic beads
Ying-Fen Ran, Conor Fields, Julien Muzard, Viktoryia Liauchuk, Michael Carr, William Hall and Gil U. Lee
Analyst, 2014, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C4AN00774C, Paper
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