title: Problems associated with the use of (E)-5-(2-bromovinyl)-2'-deoxyuridine for typing herpes simplex virus.
abstract: When 0.5 microgram of (E)-5-(2-bromovinyl)-2'-deoxyuridine (BVdU) per ml was incorporated directly into cell culture medium inoculated with eight known positive specimens, one herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) isolate grew in the presence of BVdU and was misidentified. By plaque assay, the titers of 15 HSV-1 strains were reduced by more than 3 log10 by BVdU, and the titers of 16 HSV-2 strains were reduced by less than 2 log10. Titers of HSV-1 acyclovir-resistant strains were reduced by less than 1.5 log10, which was characteristic of HSV-2 strains. Thus, typing of HSV isolates in the presence of BVdU by plaque assay is reliable only if information regarding previous antiviral therapy is obtained.
authors.forename: E M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Swierkosz
authors.forename: M Q
authors.initials: MQ
authors.lastname: Arens
authors.forename: K A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Rivetna
mesh_terms: D000212:Acyclovir / Q000494:pharmacology; D000998:Antiviral Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001973:Bromodeoxyuridine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000494:pharmacology; D018139:Simplexvirus / Q000145:classification* / Q000187:drug effects; D013937:Thymidine Kinase / Q000032:analysis; D010948:Viral Plaque Assay
chemical_list: D000998:Antiviral Agents; C020235:brivudine; D013937:Thymidine Kinase; D001973:Bromodeoxyuridine; D000212:Acyclovir