VZV is the causative agent of varicella or chickenpox, which is an acute, highly contagious disease characterized by an itchy, vesicular rash on the ... synergy between HSV-2 and HIV transmission ...

However, it can also develop as a result of HSV-2 infection. As erythema multiforme ... Cutaneous symptoms most commonly begin on the hands and feet. The rash may then spread inward toward the ...

2014;9(8):721-731. Tube viral culture, which is the standard viral culture, can take 3–7 days to provide the final result for HSV, and 7 days to 2 weeks for VZV. If the clinical sample contains ...