molecular testing in microbiology

Molecular Testing in Microbiology

There are significant challenges associated with qualitative and quantitative nucleic acid tests performed in diagnostic laboratories. The development of internationally available certified reference materials which can be traced to reference measurements will contribute to a better understanding of the performance characteristics of nucleic acid tests and enhance reliability and comparability ...

Towards Multitarget Testing in Molecular Microbiology

Advantages of PCR assays over more conventional culture-based diagnostics include significantly higher sensitivities and shorter turnaround times. They are particularly useful when patient treatment has already been initiated or for specimens that may contain microorganisms that are slow-growing, difficult to culture, or for which culture methods do not exist. However, due to genome variability...

Testing Methods in Food Microbiology

molecular diagnostics in clinical microbiology

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Molecular Diagnostics in Clinical Microbiology

In the daily routine of a clinical microbiological laboratory, pathogens can be detected in several ways. Diagnostics of infectious diseases require a strategic approach, since the etiological agent can be of bacterial, viral, fungal or protozoan origin, frequently sharing an identical syndrome. A complicating factor is that the clinical sample, sent to the laboratory, can be severely contamina...

Microbiology and Molecular Genetics

Medical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases: Computerized Teaching Materials and References: Examples of lectures, teaching materials, syllabi, objectives and a disease index can be found at the Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine website. Included are Clinical Cases; an Infectious Disease Laboratory Manual; Common Causes of Various Diseases; Notifiable Diseases; Skin Rashes-Diseases; etc...