Evaluation of three types of cell culture for recovery of adenovirus from clinical specimens.
The performance characteristics of HEK, HDF, and MK cells for adenovirus isolation were examined for eye and respiratory tract specimens. HEK cells were superior to HDF and MK cells in terms of both speed of virus detection and sensitivity.
D000257:Adenoviridae Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D000258:Adenovirus Infections, Human / Q000382:microbiology*; D000260:Adenoviruses, Human / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000502:physiology; D000818:Animals; D002460:Cell Line; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D003236:Conjunctivitis, Viral / Q000382:microbiology; D003588:Cytopathogenic Effect, Viral; D005123:Eye / Q000382:microbiology*; D000882:Haplorhini; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney; D012137:Respiratory System / Q000382:microbiology*; D012141:Respiratory Tract Infections / Q000382:microbiology; D013997:Time Factors