Bovine-Testis Cells for Routine Isolation of Respiratory Syncytial Virus From Infants

A comparison of influenza and respiratory syncytial virus infections among infants admitted to hospital with acute respiratory infections

“…Influenza virus was isolated in monkey kidney or human embryo kidney cells, and RSV in bovine testis (Caul, Jacobs & Clarke, 1974) 1 year old, and eight (10 %) were less than 3 months old. The largest number ofRSV infections occurred in infants less than 3 months old.…”