Recent advances in viral diagnosis
McIntosh, K.
Archives of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine 104(1): 3-6
1980
ISSN/ISBN: 0003-9985 PMID: 6985787 Document Number: 166933
A number of new methods have been developed for the rapid and sensitive detection of viral antigens in clinical specimens. These methods are similar in sensitivity to traditional viral culture, but are easier, less expensive, and considerably more rapid. It seems likely that clinical pathologists and microbiologists will become increasingly involved in viral diagnosis.