87147 Culture type immunologic
Pathology & Lab
Also known as: serotyping, immunologic typing, agglutination ID
Culture typing or identification of bacteria using immunologic serotyping or agglutination methods to determine bacterial species or strain characteristics.
Clinical Context
Applied to isolates like Salmonella, Shigella, and Campylobacter for epidemiologic tracking and outbreak investigation. Helps differentiate pathogenic from non-pathogenic strains.
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