TY - BOOK ID - 8135930 TI - PCR for Clinical Microbiology : An Australian and International Perspective AU - Carter, Ian W.J. AU - Schuller, Margret. AU - James, Gregory S. AU - Sloots, Theo P. AU - Halliday, Catriona L. PY - 2010 SN - 9401783365 904819038X 9786613001733 128300173X 9048190398 PB - Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, DB - UniCat KW - Medical microbiology. KW - Molecular diagnosis. KW - Polymerase chain reaction. KW - Polymerase chain reaction KW - Diagnostic microbiology KW - Biology KW - Medicine KW - Health & Biological Sciences KW - Pathology KW - Microbiology & Immunology KW - Diagnostic use KW - Diagnostic microbiology. KW - Diagnostic use. KW - Clinical microbiology KW - Microbiology, Clinical KW - Microbiology, Diagnostic KW - Life sciences. KW - Science. KW - Microbiology. KW - Infectious diseases. KW - Life Sciences. KW - Life Sciences, general. KW - Infectious Diseases. KW - Applied Microbiology. KW - Biological Techniques. KW - Science, general. KW - Technique. KW - Diagnosis, Laboratory KW - Medical microbiology KW - Communicable diseases KW - Pathogenic microorganisms KW - Serology KW - Molecular diagnosis KW - Diagnosis KW - Emerging infectious diseases. KW - Cytology KW - Science, Humanities and Social Sciences, multidisciplinary. KW - Research KW - Methodology. KW - Cell biology KW - Cellular biology KW - Cells KW - Cytologists KW - Emerging infections KW - New infectious diseases KW - Re-emerging infectious diseases KW - Reemerging infectious diseases KW - Biosciences KW - Sciences, Life KW - Science KW - Microbial biology KW - Microorganisms KW - Biology—Technique. KW - Diseases. KW - Industrial microbiology. KW - Social sciences. KW - Humanities. KW - Industrial Microbiology. KW - Humanities and Social Sciences. KW - Learning and scholarship KW - Classical education KW - Behavioral sciences KW - Human sciences KW - Sciences, Social KW - Social science KW - Social studies KW - Civilization KW - Microbiology KW - Biotechnology KW - Human beings KW - Illness KW - Illnesses KW - Morbidity KW - Sickness KW - Sicknesses KW - Epidemiology KW - Health KW - Sick KW - Industrial applications KW - Diseases UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:8135930 AB - Not another textbook, but a valuable tool for doctors and microbiologists wanting to know how to set up a PCR diagnostic microbiology laboratory according to current regulatory standards and perform assays supplied with patient clinical diagnostic criteria and easy to follow protocols. Whether laboratories are using commercial kits or in-house methods developed in their own laboratories or adopted from published methods, all clinical microbiology laboratories need to be able to understand, critically evaluate, perform and interpret these tests according to rigorous and clinically appropriate standards and international guidelines. The cost and effort of development and evaluation of in-house tests is considerable and many laboratories do not have the resources to do so. This compendium is a vehicle to improve and maintain the clinical relevance and high quality of diagnostic PCR. It is a unique collection of; guidelines for PCR laboratory set up and quality control, test selection criteria, methods and detailed step by step protocols for a diagnostic assays in the field of molecular microbiology. The structure of the book provides the PCR fundamentals and describes the clinical aspects and diagnosis of infectious disease. This is followed by protocols divided into; bacteria, virus, fungi and parasites, and susceptibility screens. The inclusion of medical criteria and interpretation adds value to the compendium and benefits clinicians, scientists, researchers and students of clinical diagnostic microbiology. ER -