Rapid Methods in Clinical Microbiology: Present Status and Future Trends

"Where We've Been and Where We May Be Going".- The Use of DNA Probes to Detect and Identify Microorganisms.- The Influence of Rapid Diagnosis of Streptococcal Infection on Pharyngitis and Rheumatic Fever.- The Use of DNA Probes for Rapidly Identifying Cultures of Mycobacterium.- Use of DNA Probes for the Diagnosis of Infections Caused by Mycoplasma pneumoniae and Legionellae.- Multicenter Clinical Evaluation of the DuPont HerpchekTM HSV ELISA, a New Rapid Diagnostic Test for the Direct Detection of Herpes Simplex Virus.- Non-Culture Tests for the Diagnosis of Gonorrhea.- Nucleic Acid Hybridization as a Diagnostic Tool for the Detection of Human Papillomaviruses.- The Rapid Detection of Clinically Significant Bacteria.- Rapid Diagnosis of Viral Infections.- Time-Resolved Fluorometry: Principles and Application to Clinical Microbiology and DNA Probe Technology.- The Clinical Impact of Automated Susceptibility Reporting Using a Computer Interface.