title: Laboratory diagnosis of lymphocytic choriomeningitis.
abstract: Current laboratory methods for the diagnosis of lymphocytic choriomeningitis are discussed, mainly from the point of view of recent improvements. The use of sentinel guinea-pigs is suggested for the detection of lymphocytic choriomeningitis infection in animal colonies.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005455:Fluorescent Antibody Technique; D006168:Guinea Pigs; D006801:Humans; D007757:Laboratory Infection / Q000517:prevention & control; D008216:Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D051379:Mice; D010948:Viral Plaque Assay