title: Back to basics: molecular tools in the diagnosis and management of infectious diseases.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Mohamed
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hashem
authors.forename: Marilyn A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Menegus
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000942:Antigens, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D018792:Encephalitis, Viral / Q000175:diagnosis; D006561:Herpes Simplex / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008582:Meningitis, Aseptic / Q000175:diagnosis; D021141:Nucleic Acid Amplification Techniques; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D014777:Virus Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*
chemical_list: D000942:Antigens, Bacterial