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. 1988 Oct;26(10):2013–2017. doi: 10.1128/jcm.26.10.2013-2017.1988

Herpes simplex virus detection by macroscopic reading after overnight incubation and immunoperoxidase staining.

T Ziegler 1, M Waris 1, M Rautiainen 1, P Arstila 1
PMCID: PMC266807  PMID: 2846634

Abstract

Human diploid foreskin fibroblast cells grown in 24-well plates were inoculated with clinical specimens by centrifugation at 1,000 X g for 45 min. Cultures were incubated at 37 degrees C overnight, fixed, and stained with peroxidase-labeled monoclonal antibodies against herpes simplex virus types 1 and 2. Stained plaques of infected cells were large enough to be detected with the naked eye, and microscopic examination did not reveal any further positive specimens. The method was compared with standard isolation in human fibroblasts grown in shell vials and inoculated by centrifugation at 4,000 X g, observed microscopically for the occurrence of typical cytopathogenic effect three times a week for 10 days, and then typed by enzyme immunoassay. Of the 289 specimens tested, 105 were positive and 174 were negative by both methods. Six specimens were positive by standard isolation only, two of them containing varicella-zoster virus, and two specimens were stored frozen before being tested by immunoperoxidase staining. Two specimens found negative by standard isolation were positive by immunoperoxidase staining. For two specimens negative by immunoperoxidase staining, the standard isolation cultures were lost due to microbial contamination. Forty-two specimens found positive by standard isolation were clearly positive when stained only 8 h after inoculation. By standard isolation, positive results were reported on the average 3 to 4 days after inoculation, whereas by immunoperoxidase staining the result was available within less than 24 h. Immunoperoxidase staining of infected cells is a sensitive method for rapid laboratory diagnosis of herpes simplex virus infections, and 24-well plates are convenient for the handling of a large number of specimens.

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