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Comparative Study
. 1991 Jul;10(7):569-72.
doi: 10.1007/BF01967276.

Comparison of MRC-5 and U-373MG astrocytoma cells for detection of cytomegalovirus in shell vial centrifugation cultures

M Boeckh  1 , C A Gleaves, R Bindra, J D Meyers
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Comparative Study

Comparison of MRC-5 and U-373MG astrocytoma cells for detection of cytomegalovirus in shell vial centrifugation cultures

M Boeckh et al. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis. 1991 Jul.

Abstract

U-373MG astrocytoma cells are susceptible to human cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection and offer the advantage of a continuous cell line for clinical laboratory use. U-373MG to MRC-5 cells for detection of CMV by centrifugation culture were therefore compared. At 20 h, 10 (6.1%) versus 12 (7.4%) of 163 clinical specimens were positive for CMV, and at 40 h, 12 (7.4%) versus 17 (10.4%) were positive in U-373MG and MRC-5 cells, respectively. Substantial toxicity was found in U-373MG cells (84%) when inoculated with blood specimens. For detection of CMV in centrifugation culture, MRC-5 cells are superior due both to higher sensitivity and lesser toxicity.

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