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Present Trends and Future Prospects for Rapid Methods and Automation in the Clinical Laboratory

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Bacterial Diversity and Systematics

Part of the book series: Federation of European Microbiological Societies Symposium Series ((FEMS,volume 75))

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Clinical microbiology laboratories handle a wide range of specimen types from the human body, excretory products and the environment. These require detailed, local handling protocols for the initial detection, isolation and subsequent analysis of any potential pathogens or pathogenic products. Clinical microbiology laboratories have a responsibility to the patient for ensuring an accuratc diagnosis of any microbiological effect and guidance towards the optimum treatment. The majority of microbes causing human illness are not immediately life threatening and time has always been on the clinical microbiologist’s side. However, socioeconomic pressures for more cost effective techniques are increasing, as are pressures from preventative and epidemiological lobbies to identify the presence of specific pathogens at earlier stages and provide guidance for their optimum treatment.

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  1. Feltham Associates Limited, Carlton House Kibworth Hall Park Kibworth Harcourt, Leicester, LE8 OPE, UK

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  2. Department of Health Evaluation Unit Public Health Laboratory, Leicester Royal Infirmary, Leicester, LE1 5WW, UK

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  1. Heriot Watt University, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

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  2. University of Granada, Granada, Spain

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  3. Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen GmbH, Braunschweig, Germany

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Feltham, K.A., Stevens, M. (1994). Present Trends and Future Prospects for Rapid Methods and Automation in the Clinical Laboratory. In: Priest, F.G., Ramos-Cormenzana, A., Tindall, B.J. (eds) Bacterial Diversity and Systematics. Federation of European Microbiological Societies Symposium Series, vol 75. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-1869-3_18

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