The Role of Temperature and Swab Materials in the Recovery of Herpes Simplex Virus from Lesions

Authors

Elena J. Bettoli, Centers for Disease ControlFollow
Patricia M. Brewer, Centers for Disease Control
Margaret J. Oxtoby, Centers for Disease Control
A. Zaidi, Centers for Disease ControlFollow
Mary Guinan, University of Nevada, Las VegasFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

3-1982

Publication Title

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volume

145

Issue

3

First page number:

399

Last page number:

399

Abstract

Swab specimens of lesions from patients attending a sexually transmitted disease clinic that were thought to be caused by HSV were cultured to determine whether recovery of HSV was influenced by the use of cotton swabs vs. calcium alginate swabs and by storage of the specimens at refrigerator temperature (4 C) vs. freezer temperature ( - 20 C). Adverse effects by both the use of calcium alginate swabs and the storage of specimens at freezing temperatures have been reported for laboratory-prepared stock cultures of HSV [2, 3] but not for clinical specimens.

Keywords

Herpes simplex virus – Treatment

Disciplines

Female Urogenital Diseases and Pregnancy Complications | Investigative Techniques | Male Urogenital Diseases | Public Health

Language

English

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Repository Citation

Bettoli, E. J., Brewer, P. M., Oxtoby, M. J., Zaidi, A., Guinan, M. (1982). The Role of Temperature and Swab Materials in the Recovery of Herpes Simplex Virus from Lesions. Journal of Infectious Diseases, 145(3), 399-399.