1.Nucleic Acid Amplification Methods Overview /​ Carl T. Wittwer
2.Application of Identification of Bacteria by DNA Target Sequencing in a Clinical Microbiology Laboratory /​ Cathy A. Petti
3.Microbial Whole-Genome Sequencing: Applications in Clinical Microbiology and Public Health /​ S. J. Peacock
4.Digital PCR and Its Potential Application to Microbiology /​ Alexandra S. Whale
5.Massively Parallel DNA Sequencing and Microbiology /​ David Persing
6.Next-Generation Sequencing /​ Steve Miller
7.Pathogen Discovery /​ David Wang
8.Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization-Time of Flight Mass Spectrometry for Microbial Identification in Clinical Microbiology /​ Robin Patel
9.Multiplex Technologies /​ Melissa B. Miller
Section II METAGENOMICS: IMPLICATIONS FOR DIAGNOSTICS
10.The Skin Microbiome: Insights into Potential Impact on Diagnostic Practice /​ Elizabeth A. Grice
Contents note continued: 11.The Gastrointestinal Microbiome /​ Ruth Ann Luna
12.The Vaginal Microbiome /​ David N. Fredricks
13.Microbial Communities of the Male Urethra /​ David E. Nelson
14.The Human Virome in Health and Disease /​ Gregory A. Storch
Section III HEALTH CARE-ASSOCIATED INFECTIONS
15.Molecular Detection of Staphylococcus aureus Colonization and Infection /​ Lance R. Peterson
16.Molecular Diagnostics for Clostridium difficile /​ Curtis J. Donskey
17.Overview of Molecular Diagnostics in Multiple-Drug-Resistant Organism Prevention: Focus on Multiple-Drug-Resistant Gram-Negative Bacterial Organisms /​ Daniel J. Diekema
18.Detection of Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci /​ Barbara M. Willey
Section IV MOLECULAR DIAGNOSTICS AND PUBLIC HEALTH
19.The Impact of Molecular Diagnostics on Surveillance of Foodborne Infections /​ Peter Gerner-Smidt
Contents note continued: 20.Role of Molecular Methods in Improving Public Health Surveillance of Infections Caused by Antimicrobial-Resistant Bacteria in Health Care and Community Settings /​ Fred C. Tenover
21.Molecular Diagnostics: Huge Impact on the Improvement of Public Health in China /​ Shuguang Li
22.Surveillance and Epidemiology of Norovirus Infections /​ John P. Harris
23.Molecular Diagnostic Assays for the Detection and Control of Zoonotic Diseases /​ J. Scott Weese
Section V SYNDROMIC DIAGNOSTICS
24.Molecular Approaches to the Diagnosis of Meningitis and Encephalitis /​ Yi-Wei Tang
25.Using Nucleic Acid Amplification Techniques in a Syndrome-Oriented Approach: Detection of Respiratory Agents /​ Margareta Ieven
26.Molecular and Mass Spectrometry Detection and Identification of Causative Agents of Bloodstream Infections /​ Gilbert Greub
27.Molecular Diagnosis of Gastrointestinal Infections /​ Niaz Banaei
Contents note continued: 28.Diagnostic Approaches to Genitourinary Tract Infections /​ Jeffrey D. Klausner
29.Syndromic Diagnostic Approaches to Bone and Joint Infections /​ Alexander J. McAdam
Section VI VIROLOGY
30.Molecular Detection and Characterization of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1/​417 /​ Colleen S. Kraft
31.Molecular Detection and Characterization of Hepatitis C Virus /​ Alexandra Valsamakis
32.Molecular Detection and Characterization of Hepatitis B Virus /​ Joseph D. C. Yao
33.Molecular Detection of Human Papillomaviruses /​ Elizabeth R. Unger
34.Molecular Diagnostics for Viral Infections in Transplant Recipients /​ Raymund R. Razonable
Section VII FUNGI AND PROTOZOA
35.Molecular Detection and Identification of Fungal Pathogens /​ Marie Pierre Hayette
36.Molecular Approaches for Diagnosis of Chagas' Disease and Genotyping of Trypanosoma cruzi /​ Michel Tibayrenc
Contents note continued: 37.Molecular Approaches for Diagnosis of Malaria and the Characterization of Genetic Markers for Drug Resistance /​ Laura Ciuffreda
38.Molecular Detection of Gastrointestinal Parasites /​ C. Rune Stensvold
Section VIII POINT-OF-CARE/​NEAR-CARE DIAGNOSTICS
39.Molecular Diagnostics and the Changing Face of Point-of-Care /​ Anne M. Whalen
40.Point-of-Care Technologies for the Diagnosis of Active Tuberculosis /​ Grant Theron
41.Molecular Diagnostics for Use in HIV/​AIDS Care and Treatment in Resource-Limited Settings /​ Maurine M. Murtagh
42.Rapid Point-of-Care Diagnosis of Malaria and Dengue Infection /​ Jan Jacobs
Section IX THE HOST AND HOST RESPONSE
43.Implications of Pharmacogenetics for Antimicrobial Prescribing /​ David W. Haas
44.Exploiting MicroRNA (miRNA) Profiles for Diagnostics /​ Ralph A. Tripp
45.Host Response in Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection /​ Amalio Telenti
Contents note continued: 46.Biomarkers of Gastrointestinal Host Responses to Microbial Infections /​ David B. Haslam
Section X INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
47.Point-of-Care Medical Device Connectivity: Developing World Landscape /​ Jeff Baker
48.WHONET: Software for Surveillance of Infecting Microbes and Their Resistance to Antimicrobial Agents /​ Thomas F. O'Brien
49.Cloud-Based Surveillance, Connectivity, and Distribution of the GeneXpert Analyzers for Diagnosis of Tuberculosis (TB) and Multiple-Drug-Resistant TB in South Africa /​ Lesley E. Scott
Section XI QUALITY ASSURANCE
50.Molecular Method Verification /​ Elizabeth M. Marlowe
51.Molecular Microbiology Test Quality Assurance and Monitoring /​ Matthew J. Bankowski
52.Proficiency Testing and External Quality Assessment for Molecular Microbiology /​ Roberta M. Madej
53.Practices of Sequencing Quality Assurance /​ David M. Dinauer
Contents note continued: 54.Verification and Validation of Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization Time of Flight Mass Spectrometry-Based Protocols /​ Nathan A. Ledeboer
Section XII THE BUSINESS OF DIAGNOSTICS
55.Improved Diagnostics in Microbiology: Developing a Business Case for Hospital Administration /​ Mark Larocco
56.Molecular Diagnostics and the Changing Legal Landscape /​ Jeffrey M. Libby.