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. 1983 Jul;18(1):215–216. doi: 10.1128/jcm.18.1.215-216.1983

Comparison of Cultureset to a Conventional Tissue Culture—Fluorescent-Antibody Technique for Isolation and Identification of Herpes Simplex Virus

Sandra L Fayram 1, Sandra Aarnaes 1, Luis M de la Maza 1
PMCID: PMC270774  PMID: 6309898

Abstract

The isolation and identification of herpes simplex virus types 1 and 2 from clinical specimens with a 48-h system was compared with a conventional tissue culture detection method.

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