Varicella zoster virus
(chickenpox, shingles)
| Material: | 2 ml serum 2 ml cerebrospinal fluid (if encephalitis is suspected), send also always a serum sample. - (Antibody test) 1 ml cerebrospinal fluid, vesicle content (dry swab), EDTA blood, 5-10 ml amniotic fluid - (PCR) | Reference range | Serum: EIA-IgG: < 135-165 mIE/ml EIA-IgA: < 0,9-1,1 Index EIA-IgM: < 0,9-1,1 Index PCR: < 500 IU/ml (Detection limit) |
| Indication | Suspicion for primary VZV-infection (chicken pox) or reactivated infection (zoster, zoster oticus, zoster ophthalmicus), VZV-encephalitis | Mandatory reporting | ja Direct and indirect virus detection will be reported by the laboratory to the local health authorities |
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