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. 2001 Dec;39(12):4585–4587. doi: 10.1128/JCM.39.12.4585-4587.2001

TABLE 1.

Viral DNA and RNA detection by PCR and in situ hybridizationa

Virus Detection of viral nucleic acid in:
CSF Pharynx Spleen Lung Brain Myocardium by PCR/ISH
Adenovirus −/ND
HSV-1 −/ND
HSV-2 −/ND
CMV −/ND
EBV + −/ND
HHV-6 + + + −/ND
Parvovirus B19 + + + +/+
Influenza virus type A −/ND
Influenza virus type B −/ND
Enterovirus −/−
Hantavirus −/ND
a

Abbreviations and symbols: CSF, cerebrospinal fluid; ISH, in situ hybridization; HSV-1, herpes simplex virus type 1; HSV-2, herpes simplex virus type 2; CMV, cytomegalovirus; EBV, Epstein-Barr virus; +, positive; −, negative; ND, not determined.