Rapid Molecular Diagnostics for Respiratory Tract Infections: A Conceptual and Technical Overview

In a recent article appearing in this publication, I provided an overview on the growing importance of rapid diagnostics for infectious disease care. That review focused broadly on the myriad clinical and laboratory scenarios through which the ID field is being transformed by diagnostics with improved turnaround times. These scenarios range from point-of-care (POC) testing within clinics to the in-lab identification of microbial isolates and their antibiotic