title: Some facets of clinical virology.
abstract: The availability of virus diagnostic laboratories now makes possible improved diagnosis of viral infections. Some of the benefits to the patient of diagnosing a viral infection are that further diagnostic procedures can be stopped with a saving of money and avoidance of discomfort, that unneeded therapy can be stopped, and that the prognosis of the disease can be more accurate. New developments in clinical virology are leading to a clearer definition of the role of viruses in both infectious and non-infectious diseases, and they hold out the promise of rapid diagnosis and specific antiviral therapy.
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D014777:Virus Diseases / Q000382:microbiology*; D014780:Viruses / Q000302:isolation & purification*