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