title: ["Shell vial" method in diagnosis of cytomegalovirus infections].
abstract: The paper presents description of "shell vial" method and results obtained in the study of 331 materials derived from 3 different groups of patients. Problems of referring materials to laboratory, choice of type of material and method of staining are discussed. Also advantages (detection of virus capable of replication) and disadvantages (low sensitivity, toxicity of materials for detector cells) are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Zakład Wirusologii PZH w Warszawie.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Siennicka
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Litwińska
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kańtoch
mesh_terms: D001769:Blood / Q000821:virology*; D003587:Cytomegalovirus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D003586:Cytomegalovirus Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000821:virology; D006801:Humans; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D007938:Leukemia / Q000150:complications; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D014556:Urine / Q000821:virology*; D014773:Virology / Q000379:methods; D014779:Virus Replication