Viral culture

Viral culture

A Viral Culture is a laboratory test in which samples are placed with a cell medium that the virus being tested for are able to infect. If the cell medium shows changes, then a culture is positive.

References

* [http://www.webmd.com/hw/health_guide_atoz/stv5474.asp]
* [http://www.labcorp.com/datasets/labcorp/html/chapter/mono/mb016800.htm]


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