title: Evaluation of a shell vial centrifugation method for the detection of herpes simplex virus.
abstract: A MRC-5 shell vial method was compared to a MRC-5 conventional tube cell culture method in 410 specimens, 88 of which were positive for herpes simplex virus. The shell vial had a sensitivity of 92% and a specificity of 99% when compared to conventional cell culture.
authors.affiliation: University of California Irvine Medical Center, Department of Pathology, Orange 92668.
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: MacDonald
authors.forename: B L
authors.initials: BL
authors.lastname: Hughes
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: D002498:Centrifugation / Q000379:methods*; D003588:Cytopathogenic Effect, Viral; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D018139:Simplexvirus / Q000302:isolation & purification*