Improved detection of varicella zoster infection with a spin amplification shell vial technique and blind passage

Clinical and Diagnostic Virology

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 61-65

  Weinberg, Adriana ^a   Clark, Julia C ^a   Schneider, Sheila A ^a   Forghani, Bagher ^a   Levin, Myron J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Blind passage; Diagnosis; Isolation; Shell vial rapid culture; Varicella zoster virus

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHELL VIAL; VARICELLA ZOSTER VIRUS; VIRUS CULTURE; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS ISOLATION;

HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 3;

EID: 0029947229     PISSN: 09280197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0928-0197(95)00158-1     Document Type: Article

References (10)

1. Folkers, E., Vreeswijk, J., Oranje, A.P. and Duivenvoorden, J.N. (1989) Rapid diagnosis in varicella and herpes zoster: re-evaluation of direct smear (Tzanck test) and electron microscopy including colloidal gold immuno-electron microscopy in comparison with virus isolation. Br. J. Dermatol. 121, 287-296.
2. Forghani, B., Mahalingam, R., Vafai, A., Hurst, J.W. and Dupuis, K.W. (1990) Monoclonal antibody to immediate early protein encoded by varicella zoster virus gene 62. Virus Res. 16, 195-210.
3. Gleaves, C.A., Lee, C.F., Bustamante, C.I. and Meyers, J.D. (1988) Use of murine monoclonal antibodies for laboratory diagnosis of varicella zoster virus infection. J. Clin. Microbiol. 26, 1623-1625.
4. Gleaves, C.A., Smith, T.F., Shuster, E.A. and Pearson, G.R. (1984) Rapid detection of cytomegalovirus in MRC-5 cells inoculated with urine specimens by using low-speed centrifugation and monoclonal antibody to an early antigen. J. Clin. Microbiol. 19, 917-919.
5. Lin, S. (1989) Modification of shell vial centrifugation method for detection of herpes simplex virus. J. Clin. Microbiol. 27, 1896-1897.
6. Ozaki, T., Ichikawa, T., Matsui, Y., Nagai, T., Asano, Y., Yamanishi, K. and Takahashi, M. (1984) Viremic phase in nonimmunocompromised children with varicella. J. Pediatr. 104, 85-87.
7. Schirm, J., Meulenberg, J.J.M., Pastoor, G.W., van Voorst Vader, P.C. and Schröder, F.P. (1989) Rapid detection of varicella zoster virus in clinical specimens using monoclonal antibodies on shell vials and smears. J. Med. Virol. 28, 1-6.
8. Schmidt, N.J., Gallo, D., Devlin, V., Woodie, J.D. and Emmons, R.W. (1985) Direct immunofluorescence staining for detection of herpes simplex and varicella zoster virus antigens in vesicular lesions and certain tissue specimens. J. Clin. Microbiol. 12, 651-655.
9. West, P.G., Aldrich, B., Hartwig, R. and Haller, G.J. (1988) Increased detection rate for varicella zoster virus with combination of two techniques. J. Clin. Microbiol. 26, 2680-2681.
10. Wilson, A., Sharp, M., Koropchack, C.M., Ting, S.F. and Arvin, A.M. (1992) Subclinical varicella zoster viremia, herpes zoster, and T lymphocyte immunity to varicella zoster viral antigens after bone marrow transplantation. J. Infect. Dis. 165, 119-126.