Laboratory Diagnosis for Viruses Flashcards
Most rapid method of diagnosis for non- culturable viruses (hepatitis virus, norwalk virus)
Electron Microscope
Detection of cytoplasmic inclusions/cytopathic effects
Light Microscopy
Negri Bodies
rabies
Torres Councilman Bodies
Yellow fever
Cowdry Type A
- HSV Herpes Simplex Virus
- VZV Varicella Zoster Virus
(Tzanck smear)
Owl’s eyes
CMV
Koilocytes
HPV (Pap smear)
Henderson-Patterson Bodies
Molluscum contagiosum (poxyviridae)
Guarnieri bodies
Pox Virus
For detection of HPV carcinoma
Pap Smear
For HSV & VZV; multinucleated giant cell
Tzanck smear
- obtained from animals
- Primary Monkey Kidney
- Human Embryonic Kidney
- Rhesus Kidney
Primary Cell Culture
- subcultivated primary culture
- MRC-5, WI-38,
- Human Diploid Fibroblast (HDF)
Diploid Cell Culture
- immortal cell lines
- cancer cells
- HeLa, Hep2, A-549, AGMK
Continuous Cell Culture
detects blockade of cytopathic effects Complement fixation
Neutralization
for influenza and rubella
Hemagglutination inhibition
- Presence of viral DNA or RNA is the gold standard in viral diagnosis
Nucleic acid detection
DNA Viruses
refer to handout page 5
RNA Viruses
refer to handout page 5-6