All the Following Methods are Used by the Laboratory to Diagnose

Question

All the following methods are used by the laboratory to diagnose viral infections, except
A) nucleic acid amplification.
B) direct detection.
C) growth on artificial media.
D) serologic assays.

Accepted Answer

Viruses do not grow on artificial media, so this method cannot be used to diagnose viral infections. The other methods listed (nucleic acid amplification, direct detection, and serologic assays) are commonly used in laboratory diagnosis of viral infections.