title: Recent advances in viral diagnosis.
abstract: A number of new methods have been developed for the rapid and sensitive detection of viral antigens in clinical specimens. These methods are similar in sensitivity to traditional viral culture, but are easier, less expensive, and considerably more rapid. It seems likely that clinical pathologists and microbiologists will become increasingly involved in viral diagnosis.
mesh_terms: D000937:Antigen-Antibody Reactions; D000956:Antigens, Viral / Q000032:analysis; D003378:Counterimmunoelectrophoresis; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005455:Fluorescent Antibody Technique; D006386:Hemagglutination Tests; D006801:Humans; D008722:Methods; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D011863:Radioimmunoassay; D014776:Virus Cultivation; D014777:Virus Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*
chemical_list: D000956:Antigens, Viral