Culture Viral Non-Respiratory Conventional Body Fluids or Tissue
- Laboratory
- Quest Diagnostics
- Test code
- 689
- Specimen
- Tissue
- Fasting
- Not required
Laboratory assay overview
Viral isolation in tissue culture remains the most sensitive method or "gold standard" for the detection of many common viruses. Successful isolation depends on the selection of the appropriate cell lines based on provisional diagnosis or symptoms and source of infection.
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