The cytomegalovirus (CMV)produces cytopathic effects (CPE)in diploid fibroblast cells in an average of 7 days.The results are available within 16 hours using which type of assay?
A)Conventional cell culture
B)Shell vial
C)Paired sera
D)Western blot

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CMV can be detected in clinical specimens using conventional cell culture,shell vial assay,antigenemia immunoassay,or molecular methods.CMV produces CPE in diploid fibroblast cells in 3 to 28 days,averaging 7 days.CMV shell vial assay sensitivity is equivalent to conventional cell culture,and the results are available within 16 hours.

The Cytomegalovirus (CMV)produces Cytopathic Effects (CPE)in Diploid Fibroblast Cells in an Average