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Combined use of sonication and monoclonal antibodies for the detection of early and late cytomegalovirus antigens in centrifugation cultures. 1988

S A Agha, and J C Coleman, and S Selwyn, and L A Mahmoud, and A M Abd-Elaal
Department of Medical Microbiology, Charing Cross and Westminster Medical School, London, U.K.

A total of 157 clinical specimens was inoculated into shell vials and conventional tube cell cultures containing confluent monolayers of human embryonic lung fibroblasts (HELF). Of 31 clinical cytomegalovirus (CMV) isolates, 30 specimens (96.8%) were positive by the immunofluorescence method on centrifugation vial cultures (CVC-IF), whereas the cytopathic effects (CPE) of CMV were detected in only 14 specimens (45.2%) in conventional tube cell cultures (CCC), P less than 0.001 and in 22 specimens (70.9%) in centrifugation vial cultures (CVC-P), P less than 0.1. Significantly more fluorescent foci were detected in centrifugation cultures inoculated with sonicated urine samples (P less than 0.001). CVC-P is more sensitive than CCC for the diagnosis of CMV (P less than 0.05), and a highly significant difference was observed when we compared the mean day to initial detection of CPE (P less than 0.001). For optimal detection of CMV, both CVC-IF and CVC-P should be used for the laboratory diagnosis of this virus infection.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D002498 Centrifugation Process of using a rotating machine to generate centrifugal force to separate substances of different densities, remove moisture, or simulate gravitational effects. It employs a large motor-driven apparatus with a long arm, at the end of which human and animal subjects, biological specimens, or equipment can be revolved and rotated at various speeds to study gravitational effects. (From Websters, 10th ed; McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th ed)
D003587 Cytomegalovirus A genus of the family HERPESVIRIDAE, subfamily BETAHERPESVIRINAE, infecting the salivary glands, liver, spleen, lungs, eyes, and other organs, in which they produce characteristically enlarged cells with intranuclear inclusions. Infection with Cytomegalovirus is also seen as an opportunistic infection in AIDS. Herpesvirus 5, Human,Human Herpesvirus 5,Salivary Gland Viruses,HHV 5,Herpesvirus 5 (beta), Human,Cytomegaloviruses,Salivary Gland Virus,Virus, Salivary Gland,Viruses, Salivary Gland
D005069 Evaluation Studies as Topic Works about studies that determine the effectiveness or value of processes, personnel, and equipment, or the material on conducting such studies. Critique,Evaluation Indexes,Evaluation Methodology,Evaluation Report,Evaluation Research,Methodology, Evaluation,Pre-Post Tests,Qualitative Evaluation,Quantitative Evaluation,Theoretical Effectiveness,Use-Effectiveness,Critiques,Effectiveness, Theoretical,Evaluation Methodologies,Evaluation Reports,Evaluation, Qualitative,Evaluation, Quantitative,Evaluations, Qualitative,Evaluations, Quantitative,Indexes, Evaluation,Methodologies, Evaluation,Pre Post Tests,Pre-Post Test,Qualitative Evaluations,Quantitative Evaluations,Report, Evaluation,Reports, Evaluation,Research, Evaluation,Test, Pre-Post,Tests, Pre-Post,Use Effectiveness
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000911 Antibodies, Monoclonal Antibodies produced by a single clone of cells. Monoclonal Antibodies,Monoclonal Antibody,Antibody, Monoclonal
D000956 Antigens, Viral Substances elaborated by viruses that have antigenic activity. Viral Antigen,Viral Antigens,Antigen, Viral
D013010 Sonication The application of high intensity ultrasound to liquids. Sonications
D017874 Immediate-Early Proteins Proteins that are coded by immediate-early genes, in the absence of de novo protein synthesis. The term was originally used exclusively for viral regulatory proteins that were synthesized just after viral integration into the host cell. It is also used to describe cellular proteins which are synthesized immediately after the resting cell is stimulated by extracellular signals. Proteins, Immediate-Early,Immediate Early Proteins,Proteins, Immediate Early

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