87253 Virus inoculate tissue additional
Pathology & Lab
+Add-on
Also known as: additional culture, supplemental inoculation, additional TC
Additional inoculation of clinical specimen into supplemental cell culture systems as an add-on to initial tissue culture viral isolation.
Clinical Context
Used when initial culture is negative or when testing multiple cell lines increases isolation sensitivity for certain viruses.
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