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| Year : 2019 | Volume
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| Issue : 1 | Page : 24-28 |
Institutional outbreak of varicella in a child welfare institute in Chandigarh, North India
Mini P Singh1, Tripti Rungta1, Archit Kumar1, Kapil Goyal1, Bhavneet Bharti2, RK Ratho1
1 Department of Virology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, India
2 Department of Paediatrics, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, India
Correspondence Address:
Dr. Mini P Singh
Department of Virology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh - 160 012
India
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DOI: 10.4103/ijmm.IJMM_18_264
Introduction: Varicella outbreaks are known to occur in developing nations as vaccine coverage is still low. Material and Methods: In the present study, an institutional outbreak from Chandigarh, India, is reported wherein the utility of non-invasive samples such as saliva and urine was studied for the molecular diagnosis of varicella by conventional polymerase chain reaction (PCR), real-time PCR and real-time loop-mediated isothermal amplification (real-time LAMP). Results: The results of the present study showed that saliva and urine samples can be used for outbreak investigation of varicella compared to varicella-zoster virus DNA in vesicular swab samples with reasonable sensitivity. Conclusion: Thus, molecular techniques may be useful in the early identification of the outbreak and timely isolation, and the treatment of cases can further prevent its spread.
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