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 ...
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 ...