TY - JOUR T1 - Early detection of influenza virus in cell culture by means of immunofluorescence JF - Journal of Clinical Pathology JO - J Clin Pathol SP - 503 LP - 505 DO - 10.1136/jcp.26.7.503 VL - 26 IS - 7 AU - A. F. M. S. Rahman Y1 - 1973/07/01 UR - http://jcp.bmj.com/content/26/7/503.abstract N2 - An indirect fluorescent antibody technique using human serum for the rapid detection of influenza A virus in monkey kidney cell cultures is described. Influenza A2 virus was isolated from 38 of 88 nose/throat swabs received from patients with suspected influenza during the winter of 1971-72. Thirty-two strains isolated in monkey kidney cell cultures were identified by immunofluorescence on the day haemadsorption was observed, 22 of them within a week of receipt of the specimen. Human antiserum was found to be very satisfactory for this purpose. ER -