title: Molecular infectious disease testing: the hype, the hope, and the hoopla.
abstract: To remain competitive in the next century, microbiologists and virologists must acquire molecular diagnostic skills or they will relinquish molecular infectious disease testing to labs with little experience in handling infectious agents.
authors.affiliation: William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, MI, USA.
authors.forename: D L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Wiedbrauk
mesh_terms: D001709:Biotechnology / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends; D003141:Communicable Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000235:genetics; D003363:Cost Control; D015342:DNA Probes; D006801:Humans; D007755:Laboratories, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards*; D021141:Nucleic Acid Amplification Techniques; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology