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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1989-6-22
pubmed:abstractText
Clinical specimens from 159 patients suspected with herpes simplex virus (HSV) were examined by monoclonal antibody immunofluorescence (IF) and by a commercial biotinylated DNA probe kit following cell culture isolation. Herpes simplex virus was isolated from 57 samples. All cultures were positive by IF when the cytopathic effect (CPE) was less than 1+ but only 49 (86%) yielded positive reaction with the DNA probe when CPE was at least 1+. A total of 54 clinical specimens was also examined directly by immunoperoxidase histopathology (IHP), IF, and DNA hybridization. Of these, 16 were positive by IHP, 15 by IF, and only five by DNA probe. The DNA probe kit was found to be reasonably sensitive only after cell culture isolation of HSV. Compared to the IF procedure, the DNA probe kit was found to be costly, labor intensive, and time consuming.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
0732-8893
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
11
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
145-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1988
pubmed:articleTitle
Detection of herpes simplex virus by biotinylated DNA probes.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study