Molecular Microbiology: Diagnostic Principles and Practice

The field of molecular diagnostics has changed significantly over the past decade, demanding a new level of sophistication and technological understanding by laboratorians and physicians. An earlier publication, Diagnostic Molecular Microbiology: Principles and Applications, served as the foundation for this new text in a field that continues to expand. Molecular Microbiology: Diagnostic Principles and Practice takes an innovative approach to the dramatic and exciting advances in diagnostic microbiology. A diverse team of editors presents an authoritative and comprehensive cutting-edge text.

The first section, Diagnostic Principles, covers reviews of DNA probe technologies, amplification methods, nucleic acid sequencing strategies, molecular strain typing methods, and novel approaches to detection of nucleic amplification products. Section two, Diagnostic Applications, is an in-depth treatment of the use of molecular technologies to detect and characterize bacterial, viral, fungal, and parasitic pathogens. Also included are vital sections on pharmacogenetics and host genetic traits that influence infectious disease outcomes, as well as coverage of the critical areas of laboratory standardization, proficiency testing, and quality control.

This forward looking text will appeal to microbiologists, pathologists, infectious diseases specialists, and their technologists and trainees. Molecular Microbiology positions itself to be a critical resource today and well into the future.