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Peer-Reviewed Articles

Respiratory Family Articles

Barenfanger, J., Drake, C., Mueller, T., et al. (2001). R-Mix cells are faster, at least as sensitive and marginally more costly than conventional cell lines for the detection of respiratory viruses. Journal of Clinical Virology, 22, 101-110. (available from the Journal of Clinical Virology website)

Fader, R.C. (2005). Comparison of the Binax NOW Flu A Enzyme Immunochromatographic Assay amd R-Mix Shell Vial Culture for the 2003-2004 Influenza Season. Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 43, 6133-6135. (full text available from the Journal of Clinical Microbiology website)

St. George, K., Patel, N.M., Hartwig, R.A., et al. (2002). Rapid and sensitive detection of respiratory virus infections for directed antiviral treatment using R-Mix cultures. Journal of Clinical Virology, 24, 107-115. (available from the Journal of Clinical Virology website)

Falsey, A.R., Erdman, D., Anderson, L.J., & Walsh, E.E. (2003). Human Metapneumovirus Infections in Young and Elderly Adults. The Journal of Infectious Diseases, 187, 785-790.

Fong, C.K.Y., Lee, M.K., & Griffith. B.P. (2000). Evaluation of R-Mix FreshCells in Shell Vials for Detection of Respiratory Viruses. Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 38, 4660-4662.

Gillim-Ross, L., Taylor, J., Scholl, D.R., Ridenour, J., Masters, P.S., & Wentworth, D.E. (2004). Discovery of Novel Human and Animal Cells Infected by the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus by Replication-Specific Multiplex Reverse Transcription-PCR. Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 42, 3196-3206.

Huang, Y.T., Yan, H., Sun, Y., Jollick, J.R., & Baird, H. (2002). Cryopreserved Cell Monolayers for Rapid Detection of Herpes simplex Virus and Influenza Virus. Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 40, 4301-4303.

Landry, Marie L., Ferguson, D., Cohen, S., Peret, T.C.T., & Erdman, D. D. (2005). Detection of Human Metapneumovirus in Clinical Samples by Immunofluorescence Staining of Shell Vial Centrifugation Cultures Prepared from Three Different Cell Lines. Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 43, 1950-1952.

Maggi, F., Pifferi, M., Vatteroni, M., et al. (2003). Human Metapneumovirus Associated with Respiratory Tract Infections in a 3-Year Study of Nasal Swabs from Infants in Italy. Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 41, 2987-2991.

Percivalle, E., Sarasini, A., Visai, L., Revello, M.G., & Gerna, G. (2005). Rapid Detection of Human Metapneumovirus Strains in Nasopharyngeal Aspirates and Shell Vial Cultures by Monoclonal Antibodies. Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 43, 3443-3446.

Herpes Family Articles

Crist, G.A., Langer, J.M., Woods, G.L., Procter, M., & Hillyard, D.R. (2004). Evaluation of the ELVIS plate method for the detection and typing of herpes simplex virus in clinical specimens. Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease, 49, 173-177.

Huang, Y.T., Hite, S., Duane, V., & Yan, H. (2002). CV-1 and MRC-5 mixed cells for simultaneous detection of herpes simplex viruses and varicella zoster virus in skin lesions. Journal of Clinical Virology, 24, 37-43.

LaRocco, M.T. (2000). Evaluation of an Enzyme-Linked Viral Inducible System for the Rapid Detection of Herpes simplex Virus. European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Disease, 19, 233-235.

Patel, N., Kauffmann, L., Baniewicz, G., Forman, M., Evans, M, & Scholl, D. (1999). Confirmation of Low-Titer, Herpes simplex Virus-Positive Specimen Results by the Enzyme-Linked Virus-Inducible System (ELVIS) Using PCR and Repeat Testing. Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 37, 3986-3989.

Proffitt, M.R., & Schindler, S.A. (1995). Rapid detection of HSV with an enzyme-linked virus inducible system^TM (ELVIS^TM) employing a genetically modified cell line. Clinical and Diagnostic Virology, 4, 175-182.

Schloss, L., van Loon, A.M., Cinque, P., Cleator, G., Echevarria, J.-M., et al. (2003). An international external quality assessment of nucleic acid amplification of herpes simplex virus. Journal of Clinical Virology, 28, 175-185.

Stabell, E.C., & Olivo, P.D. (1992). Isolation of a cell line for rapid and sensitive histochemical assay for the detection of herpes simplex virus. Journal of Virological Methods, 38, 195-204.

Stabell, E.C., O'Rourke, S.R., Storch, G.A., & Olivo, P.D. (1993). Evaluation of a Genetically Engineered Cell Line and a Histochemical β-Galactosidase Assay to Detect Herpes simplex Virus in Clinical Specimens. Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 31, 2796-2798.

Turchek, B.M., & Huang, Y.T. (1999). Evaluation of ELVIS^TM HSV ID/Typing System for the detection and typing of herpes simplex virus from clinical specimens. Journal of Clinical Virology, 12, 65-69.

Yang, W., Hite, S., & Huang, Y.T. (2005). Enhancement of cytomegalovirus detection in mink lung cells using CMV TurboTreat^TM. Journal of Clinical Virology, 34, 125-128.