A New Virus Is Discovered That Causes Cells to Clump

question 17

Multiple Choice

A new virus is discovered that causes cells to clump together. Which of the following types of assay would be useful for diagnosing infection with this virus?

• A) complement fixation test
• B) hemagglutination
• C) both agglutination and complement fixation tests
• D) viral hemagglutination
• E) agglutination

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