Comparison of a modified shell vial culture procedure with conventional mouse inoculation for rabies virus isolation

Comparison of a modified shell vial culture procedure with conventional mouse inoculation for rabies virus isolation

Rabies is a neurotropic disease that is often lethal. The early diagnosis of rabies infection is important and requires methods that allow for the isolation of the virus from animals and humans. The present study compared a modified shell vial (MSV) procedure using 24-well tissue culture plates with...

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Main Authors: María de los Angeles Ribas Antúnez, Blanca Girón, Iraima Monsalvez, Luis Morier, Gretel Acosta, Yahisel Tejero, Yanislet Cordero, Dainelyd Piedra
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 2013-04-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
Subjects:
rabies
modified shell vial procedure
mouse inoculation
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762013000200255&lng=en&tlng=en

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