Molecular diagnostics are revolutionising the clinical practice of infectious disease. Their
effects will be significant in acute-care settings where timely and accurate diagnostic tools …

Nearly 40 years have elapsed since the invention of the PCR, with its extremely sensitive
and specific ability to detect nucleic acids via in vitro enzyme-mediated amplification. In turn …

Use of PCR in the field of molecular diagnostics has increased to the point where it is now
accepted as the standard method for detecting nucleic acids from a number of sample and …

A 10-year experience of our automated molecular diagnostic platform that carries out 91
different real-time PCR is described. Progresses and future perspectives in molecular …

Infection (either community acquired or nosocomial) is a major cause of morbidity and
mortality in critical care medicine. Sepsis is present in up to 30% of all ICU patients. A large …

Molecular methods, essentially based upon PCR, have become an indispensable tool in the
diagnosis of infectious diseases. Real-time quantitative PCR (qrtPCR), as a novel …

Real-time PCR has revolutionized the way clinical microbiology laboratories diagnose many
human microbial infections. This testing method combines PCR chemistry with fluorescent …

Global burdens from existing or emerging infectious diseases emphasize the need for point-
of-care (POC) diagnostics to enhance timely recognition and intervention. Molecular …

Infectious diseases are a major global cause of morbidity and mortality, seriously affecting
public health and socioeconomic stability. Since infectious diseases can be caused by a …

SUMMARY PCR has revolutionized the field of infectious disease diagnosis. To overcome
the inherent disadvantage of cost and to improve the diagnostic capacity of the test …