An ongoing dialogue on HIV/AIDS, infectious diseases,
October 7th, 2015
The Future of Diagnostic Microbiology, in 17 Minutes!
Over at Open Forum Infectious Diseases, I had the pleasure to interview Dr. Angela Caliendo about the latest advances in diagnostic microbiology. She touches on molecular testing in general, rapid pathogen identification (especially with MALDI-TOF, everyone’s favorite acronym), “syndromic” diagnostic testing for respiratory infections and diarrhea, use of Xpert for TB even here in the United States, […]
Paul E. Sax, MD
Contributing Editor
NEJM Journal Watch
Infectious Diseases
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