Hygiena 2007, 52(4):118-125

Using Molecular Biology Based Methods in Public Health Microbiology Laboratories II. Laboratory Diagnostics of Some Agents - Bordetella pertussis, Bacillus anthracis, Toxoplasma gondii

Lucia Maďarová
Regionálny úrad verejného zdravotníctva so sídlom v Banskej Bystrici, Odbor lekárskej mikrobiológie, Banská Bystrica

The application of knowledge of bacterial genetics is no longer a new issue and the domain of research and development centers, being increasingly applied in routine microbiological practice. The introduction of new diagnostic methods, based on principles of molecular biology, to the clinical microbiology laboratories has simplified the identification of etiological agents in examined samples. This fact is especially significant in relation to therapy and in the introduction of efficient epidemiological measures and safety precautions. Using molecular-biology methods it is possible to confirm clinical diagnoses, where other detection methods had failed.

Keywords: molecular-biology methods, PCR, real-time PCR, diagnostics

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