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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, December 2000, p. 4660-4662, Vol. 38, No. 12
0095-1137/00/$04.00+0
Copyright © 2000, American Society for Microbiology. All rights reserved.

Evaluation of R-Mix FreshCells in Shell Vials for Detection of Respiratory Viruses

Caroline K. Y. Fong, Mi Kyung Lee,dagger and Brigitte P. Griffith*

Virology Reference Laboratory, Veterans Affairs Connecticut Healthcare System, West Haven, and Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut

Received 24 July 2000/Returned for modification 7 August 2000/Accepted 7 September 2000

The performance of a mixture of mink lung and A549 cell lines in shell vials (MSVs) for the detection of respiratory viruses in 159 specimens was evaluated. MSVs, conventional culture, and direct immunofluorescence assay identified 96, 85, and 67% of the influenza A virus-positive specimens, respectively. MSVs provided both a high degree of sensitivity and rapid turnaround times for the detection of influenza A virus.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Virology Reference Laboratory, VA Connecticut Health Care System, 950 Campbell Ave., West Haven, CT 06516., Phone: (203) 937-3441. Fax: (203) 937-3893. E-mail: brigitte.griffith{at}yale.edu.

dagger Present address: Medical Research Office, Seoul Seobu Red Cross Blood Center, Seoul 158-092, Korea.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, December 2000, p. 4660-4662, Vol. 38, No. 12
0095-1137/00/$04.00+0
Copyright © 2000, American Society for Microbiology. All rights reserved.


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