In:
Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, FapUNIFESP (SciELO), Vol. 4, No. 5 ( 1970-10), p. 355-359
Abstract:
The authors describe the experience of the smallpox laboratory diagnosis, during the first year of activity of a Unit prepared as a support to the Smallpor Eradication Campaign in Brazil. Frorn the specimens - 71 crusts and 16 vesicular pustular fluid - respectively 28 and 9 smallpox strains zoere isolated, and the agar-gel precipitation test was positive in respectively 21% and 25% of the specimens (table 1). Different periods of time were taken to the specimens reach the laboratory, what influenced the percentage of virus isolation (tables 2 and 3). The agar-gel test with the original specimens showed positive results only when enough material was available; the test, however, was used as a confirmation of virus isolation, using egg membrane with virus lesions. The results obtained by the laboratory in the last months will be presented and discussed in the next paper.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
0037-8682
DOI:
10.1590/S0037-86821970000500008
Language:
Unknown
Publisher:
FapUNIFESP (SciELO)
Publication Date:
1970
detail.hit.zdb_id:
2028921-2
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