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  • Title: [Clinically significant improvements in clinical microbiology].
    Author: Kemp M.
    Journal: Ugeskr Laeger; 2011 Jan 24; 173(4):264-6. PubMed ID: 21262169.
    Abstract:
    Technical developments have made several clinically significant improvements in clinical microbiology possible during the latest decade. DNA sequencing and mass spectrometry have dramatically changed accuracy and speed of the identification of bacteria. Polymerase chain reaction amplification of bacterial DNA and DNA sequencing have provided hitherto unseen opportunities for identification of non-cultivable bacteria in clinical samples. Routine functional characterization of bacteria isolated from patients is constantly expanding. The changes benefit both individual patients and the understanding of bacterial pathology.
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