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87252 Virus inoculation tissue

Pathology & Lab

Also known as: tissue culture, cell culture, viral culture, TC inoculation

Inoculation of clinical specimens into cell culture tissue for viral isolation and recovery.

Clinical Context

Standard method for viral isolation from respiratory, gastrointestinal, urogenital, and other specimens. Cell culture remains gold standard for many viruses.

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Specialties

pathologyvirologyclinical laboratory

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