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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, November 2003, p. 5186-5187, Vol. 41, No. 11
0095-1137/03/$08.00+0     DOI: 10.1128/JCM.41.11.5186-5187.2003
Copyright © 2003, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Comparison between Indirect Immunofluorescence Assay and Shell Vial Culture for Detection of Mumps Virus from Clinical Samples

Jordi Reina,* Francisca Ballesteros, Enrique Ruiz de Gopegui, Maria Munar, and Margarita Mari

Virology Unit, Clinical Microbiology Service, University Hospital Son Dureta (Universitat Illes Balears), 07014 Palma de Mallorca, Spain

Received 3 February 2003/ Returned for modification 12 May 2003/ Accepted 20 August 2003

We report a prospective comparison of the efficacies of an indirect immunofluorescence assay (IFA) and shell vial culture (SVC) of throat swab and urine samples from patients with mumps. Throat swab samples were used for the IFA; the urine samples and throat swabs were inoculated into vials of Vero cells. We studied 62 patients by using 62 throat swabs and 50 urine samples (50 patients with both samples). Sixty (96.7%) throat samples were positive in the SVC, and 61 (98.3%) were positive in the IFA. For the 50 patients from whom both samples were available, the IFA was positive in 50 (100%) cases, the urine sample was positive in 49 (98%) cases, and the throat swab was positive in 48 (96%) cases (P > 0.05). This comparison of throat swabs and urine samples has shown that the two clinical samples are similar in efficacy.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Virology Unit, Clinical Microbiology Service, University Hospital Son Dureta, Andrea Doria 55, 07014 Palma de Mallorca, Spain. Phone and fax: 34-971-175-148. E-mail: jreina{at}hsd.es.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, November 2003, p. 5186-5187, Vol. 41, No. 11
0095-1137/03/$08.00+0     DOI: 10.1128/JCM.41.11.5186-5187.2003
Copyright © 2003, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.



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