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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
7
pubmed:dateCreated
1991-10-8
pubmed:abstractText
Detection of herpes simplex virus in clinical specimens by the suspension-infection technique was compared with detection by conventional cell culture. The sensitivity and specificity of the suspension-infection technique compared with those of conventional culture were 95.9 to 98.2% and 97.5 to 100%, respectively, depending on the cell line used in the tests. The mean time to diagnosis by the suspension-infection technique was 1 day, compared with 4.8 days by conventional culture. Comparable detection of low-level positive specimens was observed with the methods. In a clinical setting, the isolation rates obtained by suspension-infection and conventional culture were indistinguishable. These results indicate that the suspension-infection method can be used for the detection of herpes simplex virus and can yield rapid diagnostic results without a time-consuming centrifugation step.
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pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
0095-1137
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
29
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1554-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-18
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1991
pubmed:articleTitle
Suitability of infection of cells in suspension for detection of herpes simplex virus.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Microbiology, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah 84602.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't