title: Methods for rapid detection of human ocular viral infections.
abstract: Recent methods for detection of viruses in clinical specimens include immunofluorescence, immunoperoxidase, immune adherence hemagglutination, radioimmunoassay, enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), and immunoelectron microscopy. Some are useful for the detection of traces of viral antigens but are more complicated and time-consuming than others. Simple techniques of immunofluorescence and negative stain electron microscopy are used for the rapid detection of viruses in human adenoviral, herpetic, rubella, molluscum contagiosum, and vaccinial infections.
mesh_terms: D000257:Adenoviridae Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003228:Conjunctiva / Q000648:ultrastructure; D003315:Cornea / Q000648:ultrastructure; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005455:Fluorescent Antibody Technique; D006386:Hemagglutination Tests / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D007104:Immune Adherence Reaction / Q000379:methods; D007124:Immunoenzyme Techniques; D007635:Keratitis, Dendritic / Q000175:diagnosis*; D007637:Keratoconjunctivitis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D008976:Molluscum Contagiosum / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011863:Radioimmunoassay / Q000379:methods; D012409:Rubella / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014615:Vaccinia / Q000175:diagnosis*