Herrmann E C
Postgrad Med J. 1970 Sep;46(539):545-50. doi: 10.1136/pgmj.46.539.545.
The shortcomings of the methods commonly recommended for the diagnosis of viral infections are emphasized. Most of them are laborious and expensive, and are of very little practical value to the clinician. Nine years' experience has confirmed that the use of a single swab, obtained during the acute stage of the illness, for bacterial culture and viral isolation (looking for cytopathic effects or haemadsorption) provides the diagnosis quickly in the great majority of viral infections.
文中强调了通常推荐用于诊断病毒感染的方法的缺点。其中大多数方法既费力又昂贵,对临床医生来说实用价值不大。九年的经验证实,在疾病急性期采集的单个拭子用于细菌培养和病毒分离(寻找细胞病变效应或血细胞吸附),能在绝大多数病毒感染中快速做出诊断。