DIAGNOSTIC
TESTS
Tetanus: WOUND CULTURE
Meningitis: LUMBAR PUNCTURE
Encephalitis: EEG
Polio: EMG; Muscle testing
Rabies: Brain biopsy (Negri bodies)
Fluorescent rabies antibody test
Dengue: TOURNIQUET test (Rumpel lead)
Malaria: Malarial smear; QBC
(Quantitative Buffy Coat)
Scarlet: DICK'S TEST;
SCHULTZ-CHARLTON TEST
Diphtheria: SCHICK'S TEST;
Moloney's Test
Pertussis: Nasal swab; agar plate
Tuberculosis: MANTOUX test
Leprosy: SLIT SKIN SMEAR
Pinworm: SCOTCH TAPE SWAB
Typhoid: WIDAL'S test
HIV/AIDS: ELISA; WESTERN BLOT; PCT:
Polymerase Chain Reaction Test
