PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Vinall, Phil
ED  - Cockerill, Franklin R.
TI  - The Impact of Emerging New Diagnostic Laboratory Techniques on Clinical Infectious Diseases
DP  - 2012 Dec 01
TA  - MD Conference Express
PG  - 10--11
VI  - 12
IP  - 14
4099  - http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/12/14/10.short
4100  - http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/12/14/10.full
AB  - Along with a futuristic view, this article presents a technical and historical review of current diagnostic methods for infectious diseases. Topics focus on new testing methods, including nucleic acid sequencing, polymerase chain reaction, and mass spectrometry, and the effects of this technology on healthcare outcomes.