HSV-1/2

The EURORealTime HSV-1/2 test allows highly specific and sensitive detection of HSV-1 and HSV-2 as well as quantification of viral DNA by means of real-time polymerase chain reaction (real-time PCR). The test system allows for the direct detection of HSV-1 and HSV-2 within the framework of diagnostics of sexually transmitted infections and infections causing herpes simplex encephalitis. The molecular genetic detection by means of EURORealTime HSV-1/2 PCR is especially suited for early diagnostics of HSV-1 and -2 infections as well as for differentiation of both types and is significantly faster, compared to detection in culture.

The analysis of raw data, evaluation, creation of reports and electronic archiving can be performed fully automatically by means of the EURORealTime Analysis Software. The standard curves used for the automatic quantification of the viral load can be stored and reused in later runs, if required. Moreover, the software offers convenient guidance through the entire workflow and thus helps to avoid errors. The direct detection of HSV-1 and -2 by means of EURORealTime HSV-1/2 PCR and EURORealTime Analysis Software is extremely easy to perform – no in-depth molecular biological knowledge is required.