Myers M G, Ekwo E E, Pitts A K
J Med Virol. 1979;3(3):203-6. doi: 10.1002/jmv.1890030306.
Herpes simplex virus can be quantitatively recovered from vaginal tampons suspended in tissue culture medium and stored over a wide range of temperatures. Because herpes simplex virus is stable for several days with refrigeration or after freezing, this method of culture of cervicovaginal virus lends itself to epidemiologic studies.