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The Role of the Microbiology Laboratory

Key points • Microbes are infectious agents that are not visible to the naked eye ; they are widespread in nature. Some cause human diseases. They are divided into bacteria, fungi, viruses, prions and protozoa. Macroscopic parasites are also included. • Diagnosis of infection by the microbiology laboratory has two important functions: clinical and epidemiological. • The microbiology laboratory should be able to determine the most frequent microbes causing healthcare-associated infections, and performe at least some basic typing. • The microbiology laboratory should produce routine reports for infection prevention and control personnel to make incidence graphs for specific pathogens, antibiotic resistance, wards, and groups of patients. • Microbiologists, knowing the role of normal colonizing flora of humans, the pathogenesis of infections, and the characteristics of specific pathogens can interpret microbiological findings for infection prevention and control personnel.

microbiology laboratory, infection control

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