title: Evaluation of a new herpes simplex virus typing reagent for tissue culture confirmation.
abstract: Monoclonal antibody typing reagents for herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) and type 2 (HSV-2) from California Integrated Diagnostics, Inc. (Berkeley, CA) were compared to two other commercially available HSV monoclonal antibody typing reagents. Of the 105 specimens tested, of which 81 were positive for HSV, there was 100% agreement with all three typing reagents.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, University of California Irvine, Medical Center, Orange 92668.
authors.forename: S L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Aarnaes
authors.forename: E M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Peterson
authors.forename: L M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: de la Maza
mesh_terms: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D046508:Culture Techniques; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D007202:Indicators and Reagents; D012703:Serotyping; D018139:Simplexvirus / Q000145:classification*
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D007202:Indicators and Reagents