title: The molecular approach to microbial diagnosis.
abstract: Nucleic acid technology is reshaping the laboratory approach to infectious diseases. The intrinsic advantages of the molecular diagnostic approach, coupled with rapid technical progress in this field, ensure its expanding role in clinical microbiology and virology. Interpretation of molecular tests requires a thorough understanding of their theoretical foundations, and laboratory professionals should renew their commitment to education in this area.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City 84132.
authors.forename: D R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Hillyard
mesh_terms: D015342:DNA Probes; D006801:Humans; D007239:Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction
chemical_list: D015342:DNA Probes