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Comparative Study
. 1984 May;19(5):631-3.
doi: 10.1128/jcm.19.5.631-633.1984.

Comparison of standard tissue culture, tissue culture plus staining, and direct staining for detection of genital herpes simplex virus infection

L S Nerurkar, M Namba, J L Sever
Comparative Study

Comparison of standard tissue culture, tissue culture plus staining, and direct staining for detection of genital herpes simplex virus infection

L S Nerurkar et al. J Clin Microbiol. 1984 May.

Abstract

Genital herpes simplex virus infection in women was studied by using conventional tissue culture (TC) virus isolation compared with short-term (24-h) TC on Lab-Tek chamber slides followed by fluorescent-antibody (FA) staining. Three different staining techniques were used after TC: (i) staining with biotin-avidin (TC-BA/FA), (ii) direct FA (TC-FA), and (iii) indirect FA. The TC-BA/FA method showed complete correlation with the TC method. The TC-FA method showed no false-positive results but 31.5% false-negative results compared with the TC method. In contrast, the TC-indirect FA method showed 11.9% false-positive results and 11.7% false-negative results. The direct staining of specimens by the biotin-avidin technique (direct BA/FA) without prior tissue culture showed 37.7% false-positive results and 11.1% false-negative results. The TC-BA/FA technique thus was as sensitive as, but more rapid than, the TC method. The quality of fluorescence was far superior in TC-BA/FA staining as compared with TC-FA or TC-indirect FA procedures. The TC-BA/FA appears to be a valuable technique in laboratory diagnosis of genital herpes infections, especially in clinical situations requiring rapid detection of the virus.

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