Patent ID: 7452984

Claim:
An article of manufacture, comprising: a pair of VZV gene 29 primers, wherein said pair of gene 29 primers comprises a first gene 29 primer and a second gene 29 primer, wherein said first gene 29 primer consists of the sequence 5′-TGT CCT AGA GGA GGT TTT ATC TG-3′ (SEQ ID NO:5) and wherein said second gene 29 primer consists of the sequence 5′-CAT CGT CTG TAA GAC TTA ACC AG-3′ (SEQ ID NO:6); a pair of VZV gene 29 probes, wherein said pair of gene 29 probes comprises a first gene 29 probe and a second gene 29 probe, wherein said first gene 29 probe consists of the sequence 5′-GGG AAA TCG AGA AAC CAC CCTATC CGAC-3′ (SEQ ID NO:7) and wherein said second gene 29 probe consists of the sequence 5′-AAG TTC GCG GTA TAA TTG TCA GTG GCG-3′ (SEQ ID NO:8); and a donor fluorescent moiety and a corresponding acceptor fluorescent moiety.