1. Laboratory Diagnosis of Viral Infection
Detection – Isolation - Serology

2. What is a virus?
It is a segment of either RNA or DNA protected by a protein coat and in some families of viruses a host derived envelope with attached viral proteins

3. It lacks:
- Protein synthesizing machinery
- Energy producing system
- No mitochondria
- No stores of amino acids, nucleotides energy rich molecules
It is a compulsory intra cellular parasite

4. It depends on three main principles:
Direct detection of:
Isolation on:
Serology using:
Virus particles
 Tissue culture IF
Viral antigen
 Chick embryo HI
Viral nucleic acid
 Laboratory animals NT
Cytopathology
ELISA

5. I. Direct detection of virus particle
viral antigen,
or viral nucleic acid in clinical specimens

6. I. Direct detection of virus particle
Direct detection could be done by one of the following:
Particle
Electron microscopy.
Antigen detection
Fluorescent antibody test.
ELISA
Immunodiffusion.
Nucleic acid
1- 5- PCR.

7. 1. EM detection of corona virus

8. Hepatitis B virus

9. EM picture of rabies virus

10. 2. Detection of virus by Immunofluorescent Technique
Diagramatic presentation of IF technique

11. 2. Detection of virus by Immunofluorescent Technique

12. IF staining of rabies infected brain cells

13. 3. ElISA

14. 4. Immune diffusion

15. 5. Nucleic acid techniques
PCR
Probe Hybridization

16. II- Isolation and identification
II- Isolation and identification of the virus from clinical specimens: three main systems are used for viral isolation:
1- Tissue culture.
2- Chick embryo.
3- Laboratory animals

17. Tissue culture preparation:
From the desired tissue the following steps are followed:
 Mince into 1mm fragments.
 Incubate with proteolytic enzyme (trypsin) to disperse the cells.
 Add growth media to make a cell suspension.
Incubate in stationary flasks or tubes, cells settle on the dependent surface and grow into confluent monolayer.
Re-disperse monolayer cells and increase number of cultures for cell culture passage.

19. Virus isolation in tissue culture cell line

20. Viral identification:
This is achieved by:
(a) The effect on cell culture:
i.e. cytopathic effect,
(b) Neutralization test. This is based on the neutralization of the virus infectivity by mixing it with specific antibody before inoculation into cultures.

21. Cytopathic effect

22. Neutralization Test
Following virus isolation: 1.Divide culture yield into small volume in a set of test tubes
2. Prepare the panel of antisera against which the virus isolate is to be challenged
2. To each test tube add one antisera and leave one as a virus control and one as serum control 1 2 3 B

23. Incubate for one hour then inoculate each into cell culture tubes, incubate and observe daily.

24. Principle of Neutralization test1 2 3
Principle of Neutralization test

25. Diagramatic presentation of rabies virus
Rabid Virus
Diagramatic presentation of rabies virus
IF staining of rabies infected brain cells
Negi bodies

26. Isolation in embryonated hen’s eggs

28. Inoculation into the amniotic cavity of the chick embryo.

29. Inoculation into the yolk sac of the chick embryo

30. A VIRUS INOCULATION BEING DROPPED ONTO THE CHORIOALLANTOIC MEMBRANE OF THIRTEEN DAY OLD CHICK EMBRYO.

31. Herpes virus lesion on the chorioallantoic membrane

32. Haemagglutination & Haemagglutination inhibition
HAI HA

33. III- Serological demonstration of the antibodies by:
1- Immunofluorescence (IIF).
2- Enzyme immunosorbant assay (ELISA).
3- Haemagglutination inhibition test (HI).
4- Neutralization test (NT).
5- Complement fixation

34. Serology Neutralization
Standardized antiserum is used

35. HI
HI tests to detect specific antibodies to a virus in the patient’s serum
Main material used
Standardized virus.

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