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Rapid detection of influenza virus by shell vial assay with monoclonal antibodies. |
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| Authors: | M J Espy T F Smith M W Harmon A P Kendal |
| Abstract: | Of 45 influenza virus strains (43 type A and 2 type B) detected in conventional tube cell cultures (average time, 4 days), 25 (56%) were detected by immunofluorescence in the shell vial assay 24 h postinoculation. The specific fluorescence produced should allow this procedure to be readily adapted by laboratories with various degrees of experience with immunofluorescence methodology. |
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