TY - JOUR
T1 - Comparison of heparin and EDTA transport tubes for detection of cytomegalovirus in leukocytes by shell vial assay, pp65 antigenemia assay, and PCR
AU - Storch, G. A.
AU - Gaudreault-Keener, M.
AU - Welby, P. C.
PY - 1994
Y1 - 1994
N2 - The anticoagulants heparin and EDTA were compared for inhibitory effects on the detection of cytomegalovirus from washed leukocytes in specimen transport tubes. Evaluation was made by the centrifugation/shell vial culture technique, the pp65 antigenemia assay, and PCR. For each assay, the results with heparin and EDTA were equivalent.
AB - The anticoagulants heparin and EDTA were compared for inhibitory effects on the detection of cytomegalovirus from washed leukocytes in specimen transport tubes. Evaluation was made by the centrifugation/shell vial culture technique, the pp65 antigenemia assay, and PCR. For each assay, the results with heparin and EDTA were equivalent.
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U2 - 10.1128/jcm.32.10.2581-2583.1994
DO - 10.1128/jcm.32.10.2581-2583.1994
M3 - Comment/debate
C2 - 7814504
AN - SCOPUS:0028022020
SN - 0095-1137
VL - 32
SP - 2581
EP - 2583
JO - Journal of clinical microbiology
JF - Journal of clinical microbiology
IS - 10
ER -