Select the Methods Below That Can Be Used for Identifying

Multiple Choice

Select the methods below that can be used for identifying the causative agent of a viral infection.Check all that apply.

A) cultivation of the virus from patient samples in cell/tissue cultures
B) detection of antibodies to the virus in a patient's serum
C) observation of the patient's symptoms
D) gram stain of patient specimens
E) amplification and detection of viral nucleic acid in patient specimens
F) culture of virus from patient specimens in enriched agar and broth media
G) direct observation of viral-infected cells using fluorescent-antibody staining