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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1993-3-4
pubmed:abstractText
Shell vial culture (SVC) and suspension-infection (SI) (simultaneous seeding of culture cells and inoculation of sample) were compared for the detection of herpes simplex virus (HSV) in clinical specimens. Conventional culture methods using mink lung cells or the Vero cell subline C1008 were also compared with each other and with SVC and SI. Additionally, SVC and SI were compared for quantitative determination of HSV infectivity. Compared with conventional culture with mink lung cells, culture with C1008 cells was 98% sensitive, and the sensitivities of SVC and SI were 94% and 93%, respectively. In quantitative determinations, titers of infectious HSV in positive clinical samples were a mean of five- to six-fold higher, as detected in SVC compared with SI titrations. For quantitative detection of infectious HSV, SVC was more sensitive than SI; however, for diagnosis of HSV in clinical specimens, no significant difference was observed between SI and SVC.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
0732-8893
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
16
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
61-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1993
pubmed:articleTitle
Comparison of shell vial culture and the suspension-infection method for the rapid detection of herpes simplex viruses.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Microbiology, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84602.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't