Rapid detection of cytomegalovirus by fluorescent monoclonal antibody staining and in situ DNA hybridization in a dram vial cell culture system.

AUTOR(ES)

Sorbello, A F

RESUMO

By using dram vial cell culture methods, three commercially available tests for cytomegalovirus (CMV) detection were compared: direct fluorescent monoclonal antibody staining for CMV-specific early and late antigens (direct FA), indirect fluorescent monoclonal antibody staining for a CMV-specific early antigen (indirect FA), and in situ DNA hybridization with a biotinylated CMV-specific DNA probe kit (DNA probe). Of those tests, only the indirect FA provided consistent, reliable virus detection within the initial 24 h postinfection for serial 10-fold dilutions of CMV AD169 (laboratory strain) and for three selected urine samples. However, when used prospectively, the indirect FA failed to detect virus within the initial 10 days postinfection in 15 of 78 consecutive specimens that were eventually positive by cell culture. Although the indirect FA was more sensitive than the direct FA or DNA probe, its utility appeared limited to specimens with high CMV concentrations. On the basis of these data, we recommend that indirect FA be reserved as an adjunct to standard cell culture for selected samples in diagnostic hospital laboratories.

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