Isolation of respiratory syncytial virus from nasopharyngeal aspirates stored at 20°C from one to fifteen months after collection
Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz
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101(4): 451-453, June 2006. tab
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ABSTRACT
Cell culture isolation is used for recovering respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) from respiratory specimens. As RSV is a thermolabile virus, specimens destined for inoculation into cell culture require special transport, handling, and storage. The isolation rate of RSV from nasopharyngeal aspirates (NPA) stored at 20°C for one to 15 months after collection was investigated. A total of 126 samples considered positive for RSV by indirect fluorescence-antibody were tested by virus isolation in HEp-2 cell culture. RSV was isolated from 47/126 specimens (37.3 percent). These results show that RSV may be recovered from NPA stored at 20°C by cell culture.
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Asunto principal:
Virus Sincitiales Respiratorios
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Nasofaringe
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Infecciones por Virus Sincitial Respiratorio
Límite:
Humanos
Idioma:
Inglés
Revista:
Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz
Asunto de la revista:
Medicina Tropical
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Parasitología
Año:
2006
Tipo del documento:
Artículo
País de afiliación:
Brasil
Institución/País de afiliación:
Universidade Federal do Ceará/BR
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