Professor of Medicine and Microbiology Mayo Clinic Rochester, Minnesota, United States
Description: In this session, an overview of advances in infectious diseases diagnostics over the last three decades will be presented. The seminar will cover classic stain- and culture-based diagnostics, proteomics and advanced molecular diagnostics for direct detection of microorganisms, as well as advanced host response assessment.
Learning Objectives 1. Recognize the ongoing revolution in microbiology diagnostics. 2. Define the technologies that are changing the modern diagnosis of infectious disease. 3. Realize the value of modern diagnostics for infectious disease and how to assess that value.
