Abstract
Conclusions
The technic described, while similar to that used with fair results for the isolation of the virus from stools and naso-pharyngeal washings, 1 failed to detect the agent in extraneural tissues of poliomyelitis patients. Lennette 14 has suggested that the virus may be present outside the CNS, but unidentifiable because of an attachment with antibody. Definite conclusions regarding the presence or absence of virus in extraneural tissues must await the development of more precise methods.
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