Comparison of standard tube and shell vial cell culture techniques for the detection of cytomegalovirus in clinical specimens.

A monoclonal antibody was used to detect an early antigen of cytomegalovirus (CMV) by fluorescence 16 h after inoculation of MRC-5 monolayers in 1-dram (ca. 3.7-ml) shell vials and low-speed centrifugation. Of 770 specimens (urine, blood, lung tissue, sputum) processed in shell vials, 124 (16%) were...

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Main Authors: Gleaves, C A, Smith, T F, Shuster, E A, Pearson, G R
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 1985
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC271616/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2982911
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