viral neutralization test

Indications

• viral infection:
  • assessment of neutralizing antibodies (immunity)

Procedure

• virus & serum are mixed under appropriate condition & then inoculated into cell culture, eggs or animals
• unneutralized virus may be detected by reactions such as cytopathic effect, haemadsorption/haemagglutination, plaque formation, disease in animals.

More general terms

• clinical microbiology test