Clinical microbiology in detection and identification of emerging microbial pathogens: past, present and future.
Emerg Microbes Infect
; 11(1): 2579-2589, 2022 Dec.
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in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-2037298
ABSTRACT
Clinical microbiology has possessed a marvellous past, an important present and a bright future. Western medicine modernization started with the discovery of bacterial pathogens, and from then, clinical bacteriology became a cornerstone of diagnostics. Today, clinical microbiology uses standard techniques including Gram stain morphology, in vitro culture, antigen and antibody assays, and molecular biology both to establish a diagnosis and monitor the progression of microbial infections. Clinical microbiology has played a critical role in pathogen detection and characterization for emerging infectious diseases as evidenced by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Revolutionary changes are on the way in clinical microbiology with the application of "-omic" techniques, including transcriptomics and metabolomics, and optimization of clinical practice configurations to improve outcomes of patients with infectious diseases.
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Communicable Diseases
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Emerg Microbes Infect
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
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