| Virus | Gene | Primer and Sequence | Refs |
| HSV1 | GpG | HSV1 12A 5’-TCCTSGTTCCTMACKGCCTCCC-3’ HSV1 12B 5’-GCAGICAYACGTAACGCACGCT-3’ HSV1 12P 5’-FAM-CGTCTGGACCAACCGCCACACAGGT-3’TAMRA | van Doornum et al. 2003 [11] |
| HSV2 | GpD | HSV1 3A 5’-CGCCAAATACGCCTTAGCA-3’ HSV1 3B 5’-GAGGTTCTTCCCGCGAAAT-3’ HSV1 3P 5’-FAM-CTCGCTTAAGATGGCCGATCCCAATC-3’TAMRA | van Doornum et al.2003 [11] |
| VZV | DNA polymerase | VZV 4A 5’-CGGCATGGCCCGTCTAT-3’ VZV 4B 5’-TCGCGTGCTGCGGC-3’ VZV 4P 5’-6FAM-ATTCAGCAATGGAAACACACGACGCC-BHQ-3’ | Weidmann et al. 2008 [12] |
| ADV | Hexon | ADV 3A 5’-GCCACGGTGGGGTTTCTAAACTT-3’ ADV 3B 5’-GCCCCAGTGGTCTTACATGCACATC-3’ ADV 3P 3’-FAM-TGCACCAGACCCGGGCTCAGGTACTCCGA-BHQ-5’ | Heim et al. 2003 [13] |