title: Laboratory diagnosis of viral infections: general principles.
mesh_terms: D000372:Agglutination Tests; D003168:Complement Fixation Tests; D046508:Culture Techniques; D003588:Cytopathogenic Effect, Viral; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005427:Flocculation; D005455:Fluorescent Antibody Technique; D006383:Hemadsorption Inhibition Tests; D006385:Hemagglutination Inhibition Tests; D006386:Hemagglutination Tests; D006561:Herpes Simplex / Q000175:diagnosis; D006562:Herpes Zoster / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney; D008457:Measles / Q000175:diagnosis; D008722:Methods; D009107:Mumps / Q000175:diagnosis; D009175:Mycoplasma Infections / Q000175:diagnosis; D009305:Nasopharynx / Q000382:microbiology; D009500:Neutralization Tests; D009975:Orthomyxoviridae / Q000302:isolation & purification; D011024:Pneumonia, Viral / Q000175:diagnosis; D012409:Rubella / Q000175:diagnosis; D014615:Vaccinia / Q000175:diagnosis; D014777:Virus Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014780:Viruses / Q000302:isolation & purification