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Comparative Study
. 1987 Feb;6(2):179-82.
doi: 10.1016/0732-8893(87)90105-2.

Comparison of MRC-5 and HFF cells for the identification of cytomegalovirus in centrifugation culture

C A Gleaves, J D Meyers
Comparative Study

Comparison of MRC-5 and HFF cells for the identification of cytomegalovirus in centrifugation culture

C A Gleaves et al. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 1987 Feb.

Abstract

Detection of cytomegalovirus (CMV) by centrifugation culture was compared in MRC-5 and HFF cells. At 24 hr 47 of 130 specimens (36%) were positive for CMV, 45 in MRC-5, and 35 in HFF cells. At 48 hr 45 specimens were positive in both MRC-5 and HFF cells. MRC-5 cells appear to be superior for the detection of CMV at 24 hr in centrifugation culture; however, both lines are comparable at 48 hr.

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