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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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Specialties

pathologymicrobiologyinfectious disease

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