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Microbiology Virology a98dc169

A 15-year-old girl was admitted to the infectious disease hospital with a provisional diagnosis of rabies. The most suitable clinical sample that can confirm the antemoem diagnosis is -

A
Serum for anti-rabies IgG antibody
B
Corneal impression smear for immunofluorescence stain
C
CSF sample for viral culture
D
Giemsa stain on smear prepared from salivary secretions
High-Yield Explanation
Specimen tested in rabies are corneal smears and skin biopsy in ante moem analyzed by immunoflurescent REF:ANANTHANARYANAN TEXTBOOK OF MICROBIOLOGY 9EDITION PGNO.534

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