Molecular Diagnostics of Infectious Diseases

Frontmatter......Page 2
Table of Contents......Page 8
1. Choice of adequate sample material......Page 14
2. Stability of the specimen during preanalytics......Page 38
3. Quality assurance and quality control in the routine molecular diagnostic laboratory......Page 48
4. Extraction of nucleic acids......Page 60
5. Amplification and detection methods......Page 66
6. Interpreting and reporting molecular diagnostic tests......Page 80
7. Human immunodeficiency virus......Page 90
8. Hepatitis viruses......Page 104
9. Pathogens relevant in transplantation medicine......Page 114
10. Pathogens in lower respiratory tract infections......Page 128
11. Molecular diagnosis of gastrointestinal pathogens......Page 148
12. Pathogens relevant in the central nervous system......Page 168
13. Pathogens relevant in sexually transmitted infections......Page 190
Backmatter\n......Page 198