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. 2006 May 1;42(9):1311–1324. doi: 10.1086/503260

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Sample algorithm illustrating the approach to a hypothetical patient with an acute generalized febrile vesicular rash. BSL-2, biosafety—level 2; DFA, direct fluorescent antibody stain; EM, electron microscopy; HSV, herpes simplex virus; ID, infectious diseases; PH, public health; VZV, varicella-zoster virus. Adapted from [50].