Your essential guide to designing, operating, managing, and integrating the modern molecular microbiology laboratory into healthcare.
This comprehensive resource provides definitive guidance on the operational and interpretative aspects of clinical molecular microbiology. Designed for medical laboratory professionals, this book provides practical “how-to” guidance for establishing, maintaining, and advancing molecular microbiology testing services, detailing the unique expertise required to support infectious disease diagnosis.
This guide provides a clear and practical roadmap for topics ranging from selecting the right technologies, tools, and analytical pipelines to navigating complex interpretive challenges and positioning diagnostic testing services for future clinical and population health needs.
Starting with the fundamental technologies and their clinical applications, this book provides an accessible overview of the potential, implications, and emerging roles of each method. Subsequent sections delve into the details of laboratory setup, design, and operation, empowering readers with practical insights into routine and advanced testing methods, including advanced sequencing technologies. It also addresses the subtle challenges of interpreting and reporting results from advanced diagnostics, including those focused on antimicrobial resistance and metagenomics.
The final section examines the broader impact of molecular microbiology on value-based care, and offers discussions on clinical management, laboratory oversight, and the future of molecular diagnostics in public health.
This comprehensive and forward-looking handbook of molecular microbiology equips readers with the foundational knowledge and practical expertise, making it an essential reference for today’s clinical laboratory professionals.
