EFFECT OF DELAYED SPECIMEN PROCESSING ON CYTOMEGALOVIRUS ANTIGENEMIA TEST-RESULTS

Authors
LANDRY ML FERGUSON D COHEN S HUBER K WETHERILL P
Citation
Ml. Landry et al., EFFECT OF DELAYED SPECIMEN PROCESSING ON CYTOMEGALOVIRUS ANTIGENEMIA TEST-RESULTS, Journal of clinical microbiology, 33(1), 1995, pp. 257-259
Citations number
11
Categorie Soggetti
Microbiology
Journal title
Journal of clinical microbiology → ACNP
ISSN journal
00951137
Volume
33
Issue
1
Year of publication
1995
Pages
257 - 259
Database
ISI
SICI code
0095-1137(1995)33:1<257:EODSPO>2.0.ZU;2-M
Abstract
Blood samples held at either 4 degrees C or room temperature for 1 day had similar mean decreases in number of cytomegalovirus antigenemia-p ositive cells (52 to 55%) and similar false-negative test results (13 to 14%). After 2 days, samples held at 4 degrees C showed no further d ecline, whereas samples held at room temperature had a mean 81% decrea se in positive cells, a 32% false-negative rate, and a more marked det erioration in cell morphology.