title: Comparison of conventional and shell vial cultures for detecting cytomegalovirus infection.
abstract: We tested 606 specimens for cytomegalovirus infection. Fifty-two specimens were positive by conventional culture versus forty-three by pre-cytopathic effect detection. Twenty-nine specimens were positive by both methods. Because of toxicity, specimens should be set up on both conventional and shell vial culture systems to achieve maximum sensitivity.
authors.affiliation: Clinical Virology Laboratory, Mount Zion Hospital, San Francisco, California 94120.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Rabella
authors.forename: W L
authors.initials: WL
authors.lastname: Drew
mesh_terms: D003586:Cytomegalovirus Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003588:Cytopathogenic Effect, Viral; D005455:Fluorescent Antibody Technique; D006801:Humans